replicating

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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