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Added 3 October 2026

replicate

/ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/ verb

Latin root: replicātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about replicate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To make a copy (replica) of.
On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result. To be repeated.
Don't rely on that study, as it has never replicated.
To be repeated.
Don't rely on that study, as it has never replicated.

noun

The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

adjective

Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
a replicate leaf or petal

Origin

From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.

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