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
  • Repeating this process can be time-consuming and difficult to reproduce.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The team then ran thousands of simulations, testing which combinations of globular cluster properties and dark matter distributions could reproduce the stream's observed brightness and shape.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reproduce
Verb
  • In hopes of repeating, the Knicks are bringing back almost the same team as last season.
    — James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Both minor parties repeated Monday their plans to vote against the law.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of repeat
Verb
  • It's got plenty of helpful features, such as automatic two-sided printing as well as copy and scan capabilities.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The art establishment often drew on, if not directly copied, Kusama’s work.
    — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of copy
Verb
  • Other performers have tried to replicate his command of audacious, boundary-pushing comedy, but few (if any) have succeeded.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But many say the dual leadership structure has put the company back on track, with Brockman able to make difficult calls with an authority that the outside executives cycling through couldn’t replicate.
    — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of replicate
Verb
  • Some soldiers distinguished themselves by helping to render emergency trauma response and first aid to civilians, earning individual service commendations, according to the Arkansas National Guard.
    — Neal Earley, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The class also requires students to design, analyze and render complex 2D and 3D graphics, modeling, texturing, lighting and animation across multiple styles of video games.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of render
Verb
  • Dean recalled in 2016 after the couple renewed their vows for their 50th wedding anniversary.
    — Paris Close, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • My belief in the promise of the United States is endlessly renewed by the rich experiences of diverse people who moved to this nation for safety, freedom and opportunity.
    — Patrice Onwuka, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of renew
Verb
  • But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • But from Ossoff, who cuts a more wholesome figure and doesn’t imitate the president, the attacks are more surprising—and therefore perhaps more effective.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of imitate
Verb
  • That Robert Zemeckis film will never be duplicated or topped, but there’s a difference between these films worth teasing out.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • O’Neill said physical branches remain critical for advisory conversations that apps and AI tools cannot duplicate.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of duplicate
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“Reduplicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reduplicate. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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