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to replicate

to replicate

66 4.9
To make an exact copy of something, often in a lab
  • verb
  • /ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : replicar
  • And we had some drawings of this device, and I replicated these drawings exactly.
  • successfully replicated
  • able to replicate
  • replicate the model

You can get lamps that, you know, replicate sunlight, actual sunlight.

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Examples

  • The scientist was able to replicate the experiment to confirm the initial findings.

  • Finally, the results of the present investigation need replicating and expanding due to the limited sample size.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Inside this is a piece that was very hard to replicate and it is this.

  • And we said, OK, we're going to pay you to replicate this event.

  • That meant he could replicate stores much more quickly than competitors.

  • We can replicate that waveform.

  • Implications are discussed along with potential ideas to replicate and extend the current findings.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The hard part is replicating that in a factory at scale.

  • A more productive approach would be to have research replicated at various levels of analysis.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Pharmaceutical companies are trying to replicate BDNF to try and bottle it up.

Synonyms

to copy
vsto replicate
328 1.0

Make the same words or pictures as the original

is used mainly in technical science for making very exact reproductions
to recreate
vsto replicate
102 4.5

To make a thing again so it looks like the original

seeks precise exact scientific reproduction rather than a simple imitation
to duplicate
vsto replicate
84 3.5

To make an exact copy of something

is mainly used in scientific or technical contexts for precise copying
to clone
vsto replicate
  • Specialized
58 4.5

To make an exact copy of a living thing using science

is general technical copying for many items, not limited to organisms
to reproduce
vsto replicate
41 4.0

To make a copy of something that looks like the original

aims for precise scientific exactness rather than only close resemblance
to copy out
vsto replicate
1 2.8

Write or type something exactly as it looks in another place

is broader and used for precise reproduction across many scientific contexts
to dup
vsto replicate
  • Informal
1 8.6

To make a copy of a file or recording

is the more formal scientific word used for exact technical copying
to reduplicate
vsto replicate
1 7.8

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

focuses on making one exact copy for scientific or technical use
to recopy
vsto replicate
1 3.7

To write or type something again to fix mistakes

is intended for precise, deliberate reproduction in scientific procedures
to resynthesize
vsto replicate
  • Specialized
7.8

To make a material again using a scientific or technical method

focuses on exact copying of original structure and function in experiments

Antonyms

152 2.6

To be different from another person or thing in some way

How Exact

to replicate
  • Specialized
66 4.9
to clone
  • Specialized
58 4.5
to duplicate
84 3.5
to reproduce
41 4.0
to copy
328 1.0

Surface Forms

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

Morphology

replicate = replica (transparent) = replica + ate

Directly derives from the noun 'replica' (copy) with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ate', so meaning 'to make a copy' is straightforward.

Etymology

Replicate comes from the Latin parts re- 'again' and plicare 'to fold', and it is like the word duplicate, which means an exact copy. So, to replicate something is to reproduce or copy it exactly, as scientists often do to check results.