Definition of "replicate" in English

verb

1. To make a copy (replica) of.

   • On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.

2. (sciences) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.

3. (obsolete) To reply.

noun

1. The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.

2. (music) A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.

adjective

1. (botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.

   • a replicate leaf or petal
   • the replicate margin of a shell