replicate
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Definition
- Verb:
- To make or do or perform again: To produce something again, especially to repeat an action or recreate a result.
- To reproduce or make an exact copy of: To duplicate something precisely, creating an identical or very close facsimile.
- To bend or turn backward: A less common, technical meaning referring to a folding or bending back.
Usage and Examples
To make or do again:
- Scientists failed to replicate the experiment's results.
- The chef tried to replicate the signature dish from memory.
To reproduce an exact copy:
- The virus replicates itself inside the host cell.
- The artist's studio can replicate the painting for a fraction of the cost.
To bend or turn backward (technical/biological):
- The leaf margin replicates, forming a distinct fold.
Advanced Usage
In computing: To duplicate data from one database or server to another to ensure consistency and availability.
- The system is designed to automatically replicate changes across all nodes in the network.
In legal/formal contexts: To repeat or reproduce testimony or a document.
- The witness was asked to replicate his earlier statement for the new jury.
Variants and Related Words
- Replication (noun): The action or process of replicating.
- The study's findings await replication by independent researchers.
- Replicable (adjective): Capable of being replicated.
- For a finding to be scientifically valid, it must be replicable.
- Replicant (noun): A bioengineered being, especially in science fiction (e.g., from ).
Synonyms
- Duplicate: To make an identical copy.
- Reproduce: To produce a copy or likeness.
- Repeat: To do or say something again.
- Copy: To make a similar or identical version.
Antonyms
- Originate: To create or initiate something new.
- Differ: To be unlike or distinct.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Replicate the success": To achieve the same successful outcome again.
- The company hopes to replicate the success of its flagship product.
- "Self-replicate": (Of a system, especially in biology or computing) To copy itself without external direction.
- Certain computer viruses are designed to self-replicate rapidly.
Verb
- make or do or perform again
- He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
- reproduce or make an exact copy of
- replicate the cell
- copy the genetic information
- bend or turn backward