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to replicate

to replicate

79 4.8
To do something again in the same way to get the same result
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt/
translation icon : reproducir
  • The researchers aimed to replicate the original experiment to confirm their findings.
  • replicate the findings
  • attempt to replicate
  • replicate the pattern

And you know, I can't replicate this in New York.

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Examples

  • Future research should increase the number of subjects to replicate these findings with greater certainty.

    Academic text (1990)

  • We can't replicate that.

    Free Guy (2021)

  • And so we started together to try to replicate what I had experienced.

    Shawn Ryan Show

  • You can never replicate that in any situation.

    Rob Moore

  • OK, you could replicate that up here, right?

  • We could always replicate the results.

    Trigger Man (2007)

  • The next step in the research would be to replicate this case study using more participants.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Future research should replicate a similar model using a sample of upper-year university students.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The FDA wants something that you can replicate very deterministically.

  • Before India and Pakistan decide to replicate the U.S.-Soviet nuclear standoff, they should consider the price tag.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

to repeat
vsto replicate
∞ 1.0

To do or say something again

is about doing it in exactly the same way to achieve the same result
to copy
vsto replicate
328 1.0

Make the same words or pictures as the original

focuses on doing an action the same way to obtain the same result
to duplicate
vsto replicate
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

emphasizes doing it to achieve the same result rather than mere imitation
to clone
vsto replicate
  • Specialized
58 4.5

To make an exact copy of a living thing using science

is about doing the same procedure exactly to get the same result across contexts
to reproduce
vsto replicate
41 4.0

To make a copy of something that looks like the original

is about doing the same method to achieve the same result rather than mere resemblance
to rerun
vsto replicate
3 2.9

Repeat a test or experiment to check the results

is about doing it the exact same way to get the same result
to reduplicate
vsto replicate
1 7.8

To do something again in the same way to copy the original

is focused on doing it the same way to get the same result

Antonyms

to alter
493 2.5

To change something slightly or become different

How Faithful

to replicate
79 4.8
to clone
  • Specialized
58 4.5
to duplicate
84 3.5
to repeat
∞ 1.0
to redo
47 2.1
to try again
461 1.0

Surface Forms

replicate infinitive
replicated past
replicated past participle
replicating present participle
replicates third person singular

Morphology

replicate = replica (semi-transparent) = replica + ate

The verb can be seen as 'make a replica' (replica + -ate), but the common use for actions (e.g., 'replicate an experiment') extends 'copy' to 'repeat to achieve same result', which may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Replicate comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and plicare 'to fold', so a helpful image is folding a paper the same way again to make the same shape. So, to replicate something is to make or do it again in exactly the same way.