replicate
Produce a duplicate
To replicate is to reproduce, duplicate, or make a copy of something.
Scientists replicate experiments to verify results.
Viruses replicate inside host cells.
The verb often implies precise reproduction: The study failed to replicate the original findings.
A replicate is a copy or reproduction, particularly in scientific contexts where multiple identical samples are tested.
One who copies others
- emulateCopy with aspiration
- simulateImitate through modeling
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- echoReflected sound wave
model · copycat · ape · parrot · impersonate · mock · pattern · resemble
Repeat a process cyclically
- reiterateSay something again
- redoPerform once more
- reproduceCopy or breed
- recapitulateSummarize main points again
echo · rehearse · duplicate · rerun · cycle · loop · recreate · retry
Exact replica of original
- photocopyMachine-made paper duplicate
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- xeroxDuplicate via machine
transcript · reprint · backup · hardcopy · printout · carbon · transcription · version
Science of hereditary transmission
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- DollyNickname for Dorothy
- cellBasic unit of life
organism · identical · somatic · nucleus · embryo · transgenic · CRISPR · bioengineering
Reproduce or spread swiftly
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- exponentialIncreasing by constant ratio
- increaseGrowth in amount
- scaleMeasure of relative size
expand · grow · spread · compound · accelerate · double · triple · burgeon
Biological descendants produced
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- matePartner or companion
- progenyOne's biological descendants
fertilization · conceive · gestate · interbreed · crossbreed · sire · brood · litter
mimic
One who copies others
echo · model · copycat · ape · parrot · impersonate · mock · pattern · resemble · counterfeit
iterate
Repeat a process cyclically
recapitulate · echo · rehearse · duplicate · rerun · cycle · loop · recreate · retry · retest
duplicate
Exact replica of original
- photocopyMachine-made paper duplicate
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
xerox · transcript · reprint · backup · hardcopy · printout · carbon · transcription · version · mimeograph
genetics
Science of hereditary transmission
cell · organism · identical · somatic · nucleus · embryo · transgenic · CRISPR · bioengineering · recombinant
proliferate
Reproduce or spread swiftly
- amplifyIncrease in strength
- exponentialIncreasing by constant ratio
- increaseGrowth in amount
scale · expand · grow · spread · compound · accelerate · double · triple · burgeon · snowball
offspring
Biological descendants produced
progeny · fertilization · conceive · gestate · interbreed · crossbreed · sire · brood · litter · asexual
spread
To distribute widely
pollinate · seed · sow · graft · hybridize · breed · cuttings · layering · division · runners
- imitationcopy, copycat, imitation, mimicking, copying
- computing verbsrun, execute, process, compute, calculate
- sci-fi verbsteleport, warp, beam up, time travel, hyperdrive
- Backup Toolsfull backup, Amanda, Borg, clone, cloud backup
- biology verbsgrow, divide, reproduce, evolve, mutate
- dev opsdeploy, build, test, commit, push
replicatedestroy
Cause complete ruin
eliminate · eradicate · annihilate · obliterate · exterminate
- DNA replicationDuplicating genetic material
- replica watchUnauthorized copy of branded timepiece
- replica jerseyCopy of athlete's shirt
- genetic replicationHereditary material self-duplication
- viral replicationPathogen self-copying process
- replica modelSmall-scale accurate copy
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