English Dictionary
Definition of “replicate”
replicate
Definitions
verb
(mainly tr) - (also intr) to make or be a copy of; reproduce
- to fold (something) over on itself; bend back
- to reply to
adjective
- folded back on itself ⇒
a replicate leaf
Alternative Forms
ˈreplicative adjective Word Origin
C19: from Latin replicātus bent back; see replica
Usage examples
Family life was horribly stressful, so I've never wanted to replicate it.
Isabel Wolff, RESCUING ROSE (2002)Only 1 in 100 HIV particles in the blood of an infected person can replicate inside cells.
New Scientist (1998)They make turning in snow difficult, even replicate the afternoon glare on the windshield.
Toronto Sun (2003)The problem is he was trying to replicate my behaviour on Big Brother without befriending people.
Sun, News of the World (2001)Second, in his attachment to the wet-nurse a prototype was created which the child in later life would find hard to replicate.
Rowe, Dorothy, Time on our Side (1994)
