Replicate
WordNet
verb
(1) Make or do or perform again
"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"
(2) Reproduce or make an exact copy of
"Replicate the cell"
"Copy the genetic information"
(3) Bend or turn backward
WiktionaryText
Etymology
< , pp. of < + ; see ply.
Verb
- To make a copy (replica) of
- On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
Related terms
- replica
- replicant
- replication
- replicative
- replicator
- reply
Verb form
replicate
- second person plural present tense of replicare
- second person plural imperative of replicare