rep|li|cate

rep|li|cate
rep|li|cate «adjective, noun. REHP luh kiht; verb. REHP luh kayt», adjective, noun, verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.
–adj.
1. exactly reproduced; duplicated.
2. folded back on itself: »

a replicate leaf.

–n.
any exact reproduction or duplicate.
–v.t.
1. to copy exactly; reproduce; duplicate.
2. to say in reply.
3. to fold or bend back.
–v.i.
1. to reproduce oneself or itself: »

When the cell reproduces by the process of division known as mitosis, these homologous chromosomes replicate and separate, so that each of the two daughter cells has a full complement of 46 chromosomes (Scientific American).

2. to fold or bend back.
╂[< Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre fold back; see etym. under reply (Cf. ↑reply)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rep — demi·rep; di·rep·tion; ir·rep·tion; ir·rep·ti·tious; ob·rep·tion; ob·rep·ti·tious; pro·rep·til·ia; rep·a·ra·ble; rep·a·ra·tion; rep·er·to·ri·al; rep·er·to·ri·um; rep·er·to·ry; rep·e·tend; rep·e·ti·tion; rep·e·ti·tion·al; rep·e·ti·tious;… …   English syllables

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  • replicate — rep|li|cate [ replı,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to do or make something again in the same way as before ╾ rep|li|ca|tion [ ,replı keıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • replicate — 1. One of several identical processes or observations. 2. To repeat; to produce an exact copy. * * * rep·li·cate rep lə .kāt vb, cat·ed; cat·ing vt to repeat or duplicate (as an experiment) vi to undergo replication: produce a replica of itself… …   Medical dictionary

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