replicate

Intermediatezipf 3.55

Pronunciation

/ˈrɛplɪkeɪt/(REP-lih-kayt)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

复制；重复；再现

Definition

To make an exact copy of; to reproduce or repeat a process or experiment.

Word family

  • replication/ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/(n)复制
  • replica/ˈrɛplɪkə/(n)复制品

Collocations

  • replicate results
  • replicate a study
  • replicate the experiment
  • difficult to replicate
  • DNA replication

Examples

  1. 1.Other laboratories were unable to replicate the original study's findings, casting doubt on the conclusions. (reproduce)
  2. 2.The virus replicates rapidly within the host cell, producing millions of copies in hours. (copy itself)

Synonyms

  • reproduce/ˌriːprəˈdjuːs/— to produce again — very close
  • duplicate/ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/— to make an exact copy
  • copy/ˈkɒpi/— to make a reproduction — simpler

Etymology

from Latin "replicare" (to fold back, to repeat) — re- (back) + plicare (to fold)