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to reduplicate

to reduplicate

1 7.8
To do something again in the same way to copy the original
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈduːplɪkeɪt/
translation icon : reduplicar
  • If they see me give time, give quality time to their mom and to them, then they're going to reduplicate that down to their kids and national.

Examples

  • So I didn't want to kind of reduplicate things that are in another class by too much just in case you have taken it or will take it in the future.

  • Our dream has been that by cloning we would reduplicate the entire leader again.

  • Second, he mimes their "interior" lives, because his stories reduplicate the workings of the brain: "Consciousness works by telling a story, one that is whole, continuous, and stable."

    Academic text (2009)
  • When learning a new language, it's helpful to reduplicate vocabulary words to reinforce memory.

  • The artist decided to reduplicate her earlier painting with a new twist for the exhibition.

  • To create a larger model, they needed to reduplicate the original design multiple times.

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto reduplicate
1.0

To do or say something again

adds the sense of closely copying or doubling the original act
to reiterate
vsto reduplicate
100 5.9

To say something again to make it clear

instead focuses on repeating with the specific aim of close duplication
to duplicate
vsto reduplicate
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

stresses repeating with an emphasis on closely doubling the original
to replicate
vsto reduplicate
79 4.8

To do something again in the same way to get the same result

copies while stressing a close double of the original
to redo
vsto reduplicate
47 2.1

Do something again to fix mistakes or make it better

involves repetition that mainly aims to make a close copy
to reproduce
vsto reduplicate
41 4.0

To make a copy of something that looks like the original

focuses on repetition that aims to make a near duplicate
to repeat oneself
vsto reduplicate
27 3.0

Say the same thing again, often in a way that annoys people

is similar but centers on intentional close copying or doubling
to rehash
vsto reduplicate
24 6.4

To present old ideas again with only small changes

implies repetition that specifically aims to closely copy the source
to reprise
vsto reduplicate
14 7.6

To perform a song or part again

applies more generally to repeating with close copying across contexts
to rerun
vsto reduplicate
3 2.9

Repeat a test or experiment to check the results

is broader but can stress repeating by close copying
to recopy
vsto reduplicate
1 3.7

To write or type something again to fix mistakes

is about repeating with the aim of closely matching the original
to dup
vsto reduplicate
  • Informal
1 8.6

To make a copy of a file or recording

implies repeating with attention to close copying rather than casual copying
to recapitulate
vsto reduplicate
  • Formal
1 8.6

To repeat the main theme near the end of a piece

is used more broadly for close doubling across forms
to re-create
vsto reduplicate
  • UK
4.1

Make something again so it looks like the original

adds the idea of doubling the earlier version very closely

Antonyms

66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

How Repeated

to reiterate
100 5.9
to repeat
1.0
to reduplicate
1 7.8
double
1.0

Surface Forms

reduplicate infinitive
reduplicated past participle
reduplicating present participle
reduplicates third person singular

Morphology

reduplicate = duplicate (semi-transparent) = re + duplicate

The link to 'duplicate' is visible, but 'reduplicate' means 'repeat or copy closely' rather than the fully literal and narrower reading 'duplicate again'.

Etymology

The word reduplicate comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and duplicate 'double', the same idea as the English word duplicate. So it means to repeat or make a close copy of something, like doing an experiment or action again.