Definition of "replicate" []

• To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat. (verb-transitive)
• Biology To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism). (verb-transitive)
• To fold over or bend back. (verb-transitive)
• To become replicated; undergo replication. (verb-intransitive)
• A repetition of an experiment or procedure. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The ability to reproduce or replicate is considered the basic definition of life."
• "He's said that the one thing he most wanted to replicate from the actual Jim Ellis was the man's composure; whether that's what he does is irrelevant, but he does capture a man choking back his anger, recriminating himself for the times when it erupts."
• "The ability to replicate is essential for the manifestation of the diseases they cause."