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Synonyms
rep·li·cate (rĕṕlĭ-kāt́)

[Middle English replicaten, from Late Latin replicāre, replicāt-, to repeat, from Latin, to fold back, re-, re-, + plicāre, to fold.]

verb: -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -cates. 

transitive verb 

  1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.
  2. Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).
  3. To fold over or bend back.

intransitive verb 

To become replicated; undergo replication.

noun 

A repetition of an experiment or procedure.

adjective 

Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf.

derivatives

reṕli·cátive
adjective