English verb: replicate | |||
| 1. | replicate (motion) bend or turn backward | ||
| Synonyms | retroflex | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bend, flex | ||
| 2. | replicate (creation) reproduce or make an exact copy of | ||
| Samples | Replicate the cell. Copy the genetic information. | ||
| Synonyms | copy | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat, replicate | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| 3. | replicate (creation) make or do or perform again | ||
| Samples | He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick. | ||
| Synonyms | double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reproduce | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | copy, geminate, recapitulate, reduplicate, replicate | ||