replicate
verb /ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/Definition
› [T] formal to make or do something again in exactly the same way: Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.Copying and copiesForgery › [I or T] specialized If organisms and genetic or other structures replicate, they make exact copies of themselves: Chromosomes replicate before cells divide and multiply. Computer viruses replicate themselves and are passed along from user to user.Copying and copiesForgery replication /ˌrep.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun [C or U] formal
(Definition of replicate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- ape verb
- blueprint noun
- carbon copy noun (DOCUMENT)
- carbon copy noun (SAME APPEARANCE)
- carbon paper noun
- derivative adjective
- forgery noun
- hijack verb
- imaging noun
- imitate verb
- imitation adjective
- photocopy noun
- photostat noun
- piracy noun (MOVIES/MUSIC)
- pirate verb
- plagiarize verb
- reproduce verb (COPY)
- reproduction noun (COPY)
- simulation noun
- take-off noun (COPY)
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