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replicated

replicated is the simple past and past participle of replicate.

Meaning of replicate

Verb

replicate (third-person singular simple present replicates, present participle replicating, simple past and past participle replicated)

  1. To make a copy (replica) of.
    • On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
  2. To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
    • [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892
  3. (obsolete) To reply.

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Questions about replicated

What is replicated the simple past and past participle of?
Replicated is the simple past and past participle of replicate.

Words near replicated in the dictionary

  1. replicase
  2. replicases
  3. replicatability
  4. replicatable
  5. replicate
  6. replicated
  7. replicated worker
  8. replicated workers
  9. replicates
  10. replicating
  11. replication

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