Definition of replicate
replicated
;replicating
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
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Examples of replicate in a Sentence
They are working on computer-generated speech that replicates the human voice.
DNA replicates itself in the cell nucleus.
DNA replicates in the cell nucleus.
Recent Examples of replicate from the Web
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These would largely have to replicate the EU’s rules to maintain regulatory equivalence.
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Now Hurts must bond with a new offensive coordinator who has little college coaching experience and must deal with the pressure of replicating the record-setting stats put up by Lane Kiffin's system.
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If the reproductive material could be readily frozen and defrosted, those studies would be easier to conduct and replicate, since researchers wouldn’t have to work around spawning schedules or struggle against genetic drift.
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But doubts have always swirled around the study, says Joost de Winter of Delft University, who will replicate it.
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ESPN, televising the Monday slugfest, will get the Derby of its dreams if Stanton replicates last year's fireworks in his home park and in the championship round meets the Yanks' Judge, who leads the majors with a Ruthian 30 homers.
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Other cities hope to replicate Louisville's asthma inhaler study In her second year at the university, her father died and her mother turned to alcohol to cope.
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Tuesday’s assault involved Petya, a nastier, self-replicating form of ransomware cloaked inside emails that can appear to be normal if they’re not examined closely.
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That could inspire others like him to try to replicate his success.
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Origin and Etymology of replicate
Middle English, from Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare
First Known Use of replicate
1915
Definition of replicate
: one of several identical experiments, procedures, or samples
First Known Use of replicate
1929
Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms
REPLICATE Defined for English Language Learners
replicate
playDefinition of replicate for English Language Learners
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: to repeat or copy (something) exactly
Medical Dictionary
Medical Definition of replicate
replicated
;replicating
transitive verb
: to repeat or duplicate (as an experiment)intransitive verb
: to undergo replication : produce a replica of itself virus particles replicating in cells
Medical Definition of replicate
1: one of several identical experiments, procedures, or samples
2: something (as a gene, DNA, or a cell) produced by replication
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