reduplicate

[ verb ri-doo-pli-keyt, -dyoo-; adjective ri-doo-pli-kit, -keyt, -dyoo- ]

/ verb rɪˈdu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu-; adjective rɪˈdu plɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu- /

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verb (used with object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing.

to double; repeat.

Grammar. to form (a derivative or inflected form) by doubling a specified syllable or other portion of the primitive, sometimes with fixed modifications, as in Greek léloipa “I have left,” leípo “I leave.”

verb (used without object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing.

to become doubled.

Grammar. to become reduplicated.

adjective

doubled.

Origin of reduplicate

1560–70; <Late Latin reduplicātus (past participle of reduplicāre), equivalent to Latin re-re- + duplic(āre) to double + -ātus-ate¹ (see duplicate)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reduplicate

redouble, reduplicate

Words nearby reduplicate

redundancy pay, redundancy payment, redundant, red underwing, redupl., reduplicate, reduplication, reduplicative, reduviid, Reduviidae, redux

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Example sentences from the Web for reduplicate

The reduplicate form, in other words, the perfect tense, is current in none of the Gothic languages except the Mœso-Gothic.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
The first is formed by a reduplication of the initial τ, and, consequently, may be called the reduplicate form.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
History, like a vast whispering gallery, will reduplicate the sound and pass it on to the ages to come.
The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885|Various
Over he goes—and as it happens—as it happens—he has reduplicate fore-limbs, one pair being not unlike wings.
The Wonderful Visit|Herbert George Wells

He maintains that it is the d in d-d, the reduplicate prterite of do.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for reduplicate

reduplicate

verb (rɪˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt)

to make or become double; repeat

to repeat (a sound or syllable) in a word or (of a sound or syllable) to be repeated, esp in forming inflections in certain languages

adjective (rɪˈdjuːplɪkɪt)

doubled or repeated

(of petals or sepals) having the margins curving outwards

Derived forms of reduplicate

reduplicative, adjective

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单词	reduplicate
释义	reduplicate [ verb ri-doo-pli-keyt, -dyoo-; adjective ri-doo-pli-kit, -keyt, -dyoo- ] / verb rɪˈdu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu-; adjective rɪˈdu plɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR reduplicate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing. to double; repeat. Grammar. to form (a derivative or inflected form) by doubling a specified syllable or other portion of the primitive, sometimes with fixed modifications, as in Greek léloipa “I have left,” leípo “I leave.” verb (used without object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing. to become doubled. Grammar. to become reduplicated. adjective doubled. Origin of reduplicate 1560–70; <Late Latin reduplicātus (past participle of reduplicāre), equivalent to Latin re-re- + duplic(āre) to double + -ātus-ate¹ (see duplicate) WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reduplicate redouble, reduplicate Words nearby reduplicate redundancy pay, redundancy payment, redundant, red underwing, redupl., reduplicate, reduplication, reduplicative, reduviid, Reduviidae, redux Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for reduplicate The reduplicate form, in other words, the perfect tense, is current in none of the Gothic languages except the Mœso-Gothic. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham The first is formed by a reduplication of the initial τ, and, consequently, may be called the reduplicate form. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham History, like a vast whispering gallery, will reduplicate the sound and pass it on to the ages to come. The American Missionary -- Volume 39, No. 10, October, 1885\|Various Over he goes—and as it happens—as it happens—he has reduplicate fore-limbs, one pair being not unlike wings. The Wonderful Visit\|Herbert George Wells He maintains that it is the d in d-d, the reduplicate prterite of do. A Handbook of the English Language\|Robert Gordon Latham British Dictionary definitions for reduplicate reduplicate verb (rɪˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt) to make or become double; repeat to repeat (a sound or syllable) in a word or (of a sound or syllable) to be repeated, esp in forming inflections in certain languages adjective (rɪˈdjuːplɪkɪt) doubled or repeated (of petals or sepals) having the margins curving outwards Derived forms of reduplicate reduplicative, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to reduplicate portray, imitate, clone, recreate, reflect, emulate, duplicate, repeat, replicate, mirror, print, copy, photocopy, reprint, reproduce, depict, simulate, plagiarize, transcribe, rewrite
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reduplicate

verb (used with object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing.

verb (used without object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing.

adjective

Origin of reduplicate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reduplicate

Words nearby reduplicate

Example sentences from the Web for reduplicate

British Dictionary definitions for reduplicate

verb (rɪˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt)

adjective (rɪˈdjuːplɪkɪt)

Derived forms of reduplicate

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