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replicate

rep·li·cate [ réppli kàyt ]

verb (past and past participle rep·li·cat·ed, present participle rep·li·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular rep·li·cates)

Definition:

1. transitive verb do something again: to make an identical version of something repeatedly and exactly, or do something again in exactly the same way

2. intransitive verb be done again: to undergo a repetition or reproduction

3. transitive verb biology copy cellular or genetic material: to reproduce exactly an organism, genetic material, or a cell

adjective

Definition:

botany bent back: describes a leaf or other part that is folded back on itself

[Mid-16th century. < Latin replicat-, past participle of replicare "fold back" < plicare "to fold"]

rep·li·ca·tive [ réppli kàytiv ] adjective

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	See copy.

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