replicateverb
uk/ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/us/ˈrep.lɪ.keɪt/[ T ] formal to make or do something again in exactly the same way:
Researchers tried many times to replicate the original experiment.
[ I or T ] specialized biology, computing 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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Copying and copies
- ape
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- carbon paper
- co-opt
- imitate
- imitation
- imitative
- imitator
- impersonate
- leaf
- lift
- pirate
- plagiarize
- recreate
- reinvent
- replica
- reproduce
- reproduction
- simulation
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replication
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌrep.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌrep.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/formal