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rep·li·cate

Audio Help [adj., n. rep-li-kit; v. rep-li-keyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing, noun

–adjective

1.	Also, rep·li·cat·ed. folded; bent back on itself.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to bend or fold back: a replicated leaf.

3.	to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, esp. for experimental purposes.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to undergo replication.

–noun

5.	something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.

[Origin: 1525–35; < LL replicātus ptp. of replicāre to fold back. See re-, ply², -ate¹

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rep·li·cate Audio Help   (rěp'lĭ-kāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing, rep·li·cates

v.   tr.

To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.
Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).
To fold over or bend back.

v.   intr.
To become replicated; undergo replication.

n.   (-kĭt)
A repetition of an experiment or procedure.

adj.   replicate (-kĭt) also rep·li·cat·ed (-kā'tĭd)
Folded over or bent back upon itself: a replicate leaf.

[Middle English replicaten, from Late Latin replicāre, replicāt-, to repeat, from Latin, to fold back : re-, re- + plicāre, to fold; see plek- in Indo-European roots.]

rep'li·ca'tive adj.

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replicate
verb
1.	bend or turn backward [syn: retroflex]
2.	reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
3.	make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: duplicate]

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Replicate

Rep"li*cate\ (-?-k?t), v. t. To reply. [Obs.]

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Replicate

Rep"li*cate\ (l?-k?t), Replicated \Rep"li*ca`ted\ (-k?`t?d), a. [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See Reply.] Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.

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