Replicate Definition

rĕplĭ-kāt

replicated, replicates, replicating

verb

replicated, replicates, replicating

To fold; bend back.

Webster's New World

To repeat, duplicate, copy, reproduce, etc.

Webster's New World

To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).

American Heritage

To be replicated or to undergo replication.

Webster's New World

To repeat (a scientific experiment) to confirm findings or ensure accuracy.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

noun

Any of the individual experiments in a replication.

Webster's New World

The definition of a replicate is a repeat of something.

An example of a replicate is an experiment in cell generation which is repeated.

YourDictionary

adjective

Duplicated, copied, reproduced, or repeated.

A replicate sample.

American Heritage Medicine

Folded back on itself, as a leaf.

Webster's New World

Origin of Replicate

Middle English replicaten from Late Latin replicāre replicāt- to repeat from Latin to fold back re- re- plicāre to fold plek- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare (“to fold or bend back; reply"), from re (“back") + plicare (“to fold"); see ply.

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