Synonyms for replicate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make a copy (replica) of.
On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
Related words
- Word family
- replicatable replica replicability replicant replication replicative reply
Forms
- Past participle
- replicated
e.g. replicated → duplicated, repeated, doubled, reduplicated…
Example sentences
- repeat History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.
- duplicate I left a duplicate key to the room with my mother.
- copy Do you still have a copy of yesterday's newspaper?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| replicate | rising | |
| repeat | rising | |
| duplicate | falling | |
| reduplicate | steady | |
| copy | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- copy2
- 6 letters
- double2, repeat2
- 9 letters
- duplicate3, retroflex
- 11 letters
- reduplicate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (copy2 = 2 syllables).