re·du·pli·cate
[v. ri-doo-pli-keyt, -dyoo-; adj. ri-doo-pli-kit, -keyt, -dyoo-] verb, re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing, adjective 
plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu-; verb (used with object)
1.
to double; repeat.
2.
Grammar. to form (a derivative or inflected form) by doubling a specified syllable or other portion of the primitive, sometimes with fixed modifications, as in Greek léloipa “I have left,” leípo “I leave.”
adjective
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| reduplicate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become double; repeat |
| 2. | to repeat (a sound or syllable) in a word or (of a sound or syllable) to be repeated, esp in forming inflections in certain languages |
| —adj | |
| 3. | doubled or repeated |
| 4. | (of petals or sepals) having the margins curving outwards |
| re'duplicative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
reduplicate
1570, from M.L. reduplicatus, pp. of reduplicare "to redouble," from re- "back, again" + L. duplicare "to double" (see duplicate).
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