Standard Lemma guide

replicate

adj · noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛpləkət/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɹɛpləkət/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈɹepləkət/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛplɪkeɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɹɛpləˌkeɪt/
  • Australian: /ˈɹeplɪˌkæɪt/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈɹepləˌkæɪt/
  • CMU ARPABET: R EH1 P L AH0 K EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences, zoology

Examples

  • a replicate leaf or petal
  • the replicate margin of a shell

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To make a copy (replica) of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To reply.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

make or do or perform again

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reproduce

Narrower terms: replicate, copy, recapitulate, reduplicate, geminate

8

verb

Meaning 8

reproduce or make an exact copy of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • replicate the cell
  • copy the genetic information

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: copy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate

9

verb

Meaning 9

bend or turn backward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: retroflex

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bend, flex

History

Etymology

From Latin replicātus, past participle of replicāre (“to fold or bend back; reply”), from re (“back”) + plicāre (“to fold”); see ply. Doublet of reply and replica.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: копирам (kopiram) — to make a copy of
  • Bulgarian: правя копие (pravja kopie) — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: kopioida — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: monistaa — to make a copy of
  • Finnish: replikoida — to make a copy of
  • French: répliquer — to make a copy of
  • Hindi: अनुकृति करना (anukŕti karnā) — to make a copy of
  • Hindi: अनुकरण करना (anukraṇ karnā) — to make a copy of
  • Italian: replicare — to make a copy of
  • Portuguese: replicar — to make a copy of
  • Romanian: replica — to make a copy of
  • Spanish: replicar — to make a copy of
  • Swedish: replikera — to make a copy of
  • Swedish: kopiera — to make a copy of
  • Turkish: replike etmek — to make a copy of
Real reading context

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