Replicate

Pronunciation

• US IPA: /ˈrÉ›pləˌkeɪt/ (verb)
• US IPA: /ˈrÉ›pləˌkÉ™t/ (noun)

Origin

From Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare ("to fold or bend back; reply"), from re ("back") + plicare ("to fold"); see ply.

Full definition of replicate

Verb

1. To make a copy (replica) of''On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
2. (obsolete) To reply.

Related terms

• replica
• replicability
• replicant
• replication
• replicative
• replicator
• reply

Noun

1. an outcome of a replication procedure.

Adjective

1. (botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.a replicate leaf or petalthe replicate margin of a shell