Definition

1. 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

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