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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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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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And in August, Andrew Baker, another UM coral expert working with Lirman, will begin replicating a hardening method developed in his lab.
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Amazon.com Inc., which has lost billions overseas trying to replicate its U.S. success, is now attempting to crack one of the biggest and most sparsely populated nations where bricks-and-mortar retailers are king.
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But with a higher price and competition from Andy Rubin’s new Essential Phone, Motorola might have a harder time replicating its success.
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Maybe those individuals don’t kill you in batting average, but no one is capable of replicating the total package even over a short sample size such as 6-8 weeks.
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The Magic hope the Weltman-Hammond duo replicates its success — a success built on friendship and trust.
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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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