What does replicate mean?
Definitions for replicate
ˈrɛp lɪ kɪt; -ˌkeɪtrepli·cate
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Princeton's WordNet
retroflex, replicateverb
bend or turn backward
replicate, copyverb
reproduce or make an exact copy of
"replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information"
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicateverb
make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
Wiktionary
replicatenoun
an outcome of a replication procedure.
replicateverb
To make a copy (replica) of
On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
replicateadjective
Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
Etymology: From replicatus, past participle of replicare, from re + plicare; see ply.
ChatGPT
replicate
Replicate means to make an exact copy or model of something; to reproduce or duplicate. It can refer to repeating a scientific experiment or process to confirm results, copying a piece of artwork, or duplicating a data set in data management among others.
Webster Dictionary
Replicateverb
to reply
Replicateadjective
alt. of Replicated
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Replicate
rep′li-kāt, adj. folded: (bot.) folded outward as in vernation, inward as in æstivation: (mus.) a tone one or more octaves from a given tone.—adj. Rep′licātile.—n. Replicā′tion.—adj. Rep′licātive.
Entomology
Replicate
wings folded back upon the base; like the secondaries in Coleoptera.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of replicate in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of replicate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of replicate in a Sentence
The brand — and the heritage that the brand has — it's really impossible to replicate that, somebody can't set up a new venture tomorrow and do what they can do. It's not sort of possible to go back in time and get Mao Zedong to be interested in your drink. It's not possible to sort of be located in the town where they make their products. So I think they have a strong built-in story that allows them to flourish.
Our goal is to replicate the model and success of Beto's student outreach efforts during the midterms, winning the Millennial vote will be key for Beto in both the Democratic primary and to defeat Trump.
The transplant resulted in the complete destruction of the old immune system and the construction of a new immune system in which the (HIV) virus can't replicate (because of the genetic mutation). That is the cure.
I’ve been going around to the schools in these poorer communities and saying, ‘If we replicate what I’m doing here we’re going to give these young people an opportunity that they would never see otherwise,’ right now, any town, any state could take a leadership position in this and create the workforce of the future to really drive this out into industry, into education, into healthcare…I really do believe it could have a material impact on Mississippi.
I think people are trying to replicate pre-COVID thrills.
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