replicate

adjective

1. Also rep·li·cat·ed. folded; bent back on itself.

verb (used with object), rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing.

2. to bend or fold back: a replicated leaf.
3. to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, especially for experimental purposes.

verb (used without object), rep·li·cat·ed, rep·li·cat·ing.

4. to undergo replication.

noun

5. something that is replicated, as an experiment or procedure.

verb (ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪt) (mainly tr)

1. (also intr) to make or be a copy of; reproduce
2. to fold (something) over on itself; bend back
3. to reply to

adjective (ˈrɛplɪkɪt)

4. folded back on itselfa replicate leaf

v.

early 15c., “repeat,” from Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare (see reply). Meaning “to copy, reproduce, make a replica of” is from 1882, a back-formation from replication. Genetic sense is first recorded 1957. Related: Replicated; replicating.

v.

1. To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat.
2. To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of genetic material, a cell, or an organism.

n.

1. A repetition of an experiment or a procedure.