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reduplicate

verb

ri-ˈdü-pli-ˌkāt How to pronounce reduplicate (audio)
Definition of reduplicatenext
1
as in to reproduce
to make an exact likeness of reduplicate a recording of the concert for my friend

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2
as in to repeat
to make or do again found out halfway through the project that I was reduplicating another team member's efforts, so we had to figure out who was going to do what

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduplicate
  1. reproduce
  2. repeat
  3. copy
  4. replicate
  5. render
  6. renew
  7. imitate
  8. duplicate
Verb
  • That copying, by providing a way to reproduce and evolve, could have then kicked off the beginning of life.
    — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • To prove their point, Forte and Otoleva attempted to reproduce the aural and visual conditions of the tombs in their day.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of reproduce
Verb
  • The Seattle Seahawks have gotten an offseason full of congratulations, their Super Bowl rings and now will get the chance to see the banner raised before kicking off this season with hopes of repeating.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • But repeating 14-3 and a trip to the Super Bowl feels highly unlikely with the Patriots having a much tougher schedule and needing to plug holes up front on defense.
    — The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of repeat
Verb
  • In response to Space Pioneer’s engine design, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said copying Raptor 3 would not be easy.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the legitimate company gets the angry customer and has to explain that somebody copied its store.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of copy
Verb
  • But its experience has proven easier to admire than to replicate.
    — Karyn Sporer, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The Alliance describes its role not as processing the global waste stream itself, but as developing and de-risking systems that governments, investors and waste companies can replicate.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of replicate
Verb
  • There are plenty of jump scares, to be sure, but also hilarious moments that play like deadpan one-liners rendered in visual terms.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • According to new Gallup polling, 27% of US workers worry that technology will render their jobs obsolete, a new high.
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of render
Verb
  • Policies renew, claims get handled, and leadership moves on to more immediate financial priorities.
    — Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As the rapid development of artificial intelligence sparks renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to build increasingly powerful models.
    — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of renew
Verb
  • The ’90s — its music, its films, its pre-social-media privacy — has become an object of fascination, and Long argues the era can’t be imitated or counterfeited.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Over the weekend, movie-theater chain AMC Entertainment accused Robinhood of creating an unauthorized market that imitates trading in AMC shares through its overseas platform without the company’s approval.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • In the meantime, a gentle reminder that nobody on the transactional front expected the NFL to duplicate its big gains of a year ago.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Such processes were typically used to duplicate technical drawings.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of duplicate
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“Reduplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicate. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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