- replicate itself
- (of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself.
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replicate itself
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replicate — ► VERB 1) make an exact copy of; reproduce. 2) (replicate itself) (of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself. 3) repeat (a scientific experiment or trial) to obtain a consistent result. ► NOUN 1) a close … English terms dictionary
replicate — rep|li|cate [ˈreplıkeıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of replicare; REPLY1] 1.) [T] formal if you replicate someone s work, a scientific study etc, you do it again, or try to get the same result again ▪ There is a need… … Dictionary of contemporary English
replicate — verb rɛplɪkeɪt make an exact copy of; reproduce. ↘(replicate itself) (of genetic material or a living organism) reproduce or give rise to a copy of itself. ↘repeat (a scientific experiment or trial) to obtain a consistent result. adjective… … English new terms dictionary
Replicate — Rep li*cate (l? k?t), Replicated Rep li*ca ted ( k? t?d), a. [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See {Reply}.] Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
replicate — [rep′li kit; ] for v. [, rep′likāt΄] adj. [L replicatus, pp. of replicare: see REPLY] Bot. folded back on itself, as a leaf n. Statistics any of the individual experiments in a replication vt. replicated, replicating 1. to fold; bend back … English World dictionary
replicate — [[t]re̱plɪkeɪt[/t]] replicates, replicating, replicated 1) VERB If you replicate someone s experiment, work, or research, you do it yourself in exactly the same way. [FORMAL] [V n] He invited her to his laboratory to see if she could replicate… … English dictionary
replicate — I. verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare Date: 15th century transitive verb duplicate, repeat < replicate a statistical experiment > < replicated his mentor s writing style > … New Collegiate Dictionary
replicate — rep•li•cate adj., n. [[t]ˈrɛp lɪ kɪt[/t]] v. [[t] ˌkeɪt[/t]] adj. v. cat•ed, cat•ing, n. 1) cvb Also, rep′li•cat ed. bent back on itself: a replicate leaf[/ex] 2) cvb to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce 3) cvb to undergo replication 4) cvb… … From formal English to slang
replicate — verb (t) /ˈrɛpləkeɪt/ (say repluhkayt) (replicated, replicating) 1. to be or make a replica of. 2. to repeat (a scientific experiment) in order to verify its conclusions. 3. (of living tissue) to reproduce itself exactly. 4. Biochemistry (of a… …
replicate — n. [L. re, back; plicare, to fold] Doubled back over on itself … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
