Main Entry: ¹rep·li·cate

Pronunciation: \ˈre-plə-ˌkāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): rep·li·cat·ed; rep·li·cat·ing

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>intransitive verb : to undergo replication : produce a replica of itself <virus particles replicating in cells>