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Synonyms & Antonyms for replicate
Synonyms: Verb
clone, copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, reduplicate, render, reproduce
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of replicate in a Sentence
Verb
They are working on computer-generated speech that replicates the human voice. DNA replicates itself in the cell nucleus. DNA replicates in the cell nucleus.
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Her aim is to make the system as economical and user friendly as possible, so students in other schools and communities can replicate it on their own. — National Geographic, "Meet Our 2018 Grant Winners!," 10 Sep. 2019 Bregman and 脕lvarez went back-to-back in the first before Altuve and Brantley replicated it during the second. — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, "Astros keep rolling, dismantle Athletics," 9 Sep. 2019 There might be a famous strain in one state and then growers in another state will attempt to replicate it. — Ally Marotti, chicagotribune.com, "SharksBreath, Bio Jesus and Kiwi Skunk: Marijuana companies need to protect their brands. But trademarks are a tricky situation.," 30 Aug. 2019 Trying to replicate them in a such a high-rent city was an arduous task. — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, "Original Joe鈥檚 to expand in San Francisco with Little Joe鈥檚 Pizza, Pasta, Parmigiana," 14 Aug. 2019 The Whites will be hoping to replicate their Championship form last season, where Bielsa took his side to the brink of promotion - only to lose to Derby in a tense two-legged playoff semi-final. — SI.com, "Marcelo Bielsa Intending to Include Eddie Nketiah for Carabao Cup Tie With Salford," 13 Aug. 2019 Within a few weeks of contracting the virus, known as the acute infection stage, people typically experience what feels like a very bad case of the flu as the virus works hard to replicate itself throughout the body. — Everyday Einstein Sabrina Stierwalt, Scientific American, "Can We Cure HIV?," 25 July 2019 And even if a study is perfectly replicable within one community, there is added value in trying to replicate it across communities. — Kai Kupferschmidt, Science | AAAS, "Is the Western mind too WEIRD to study?," 11 July 2019 Sturgeon, though, take their good, old time replicating themselves. — D'arcy Egan, cleveland.com, "Mighty sturgeon spawning in cleaner Cuyahoga River? Sewer district studies the possibility," 8 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The virus forces infected cells to produce viral microRNAs that help the virus replicate. — Quanta Magazine, "RNA鈥檚 Secret Life Outside the Cell," 8 Nov. 2013 Having their starting staff replicate its recent success could wind up being the greatest challenge for a Giants club that owns the seventh-best ERA (4.00) since June 1. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "What will it take for the Giants to keep this hot streak going?," 17 July 2019 Four billion years ago or so, basic chemical building blocks gave rise to longer polymers that had a capacity to self-replicate and to perform functions essential to life: namely, storing information and catalyzing chemical reactions. — Quanta Magazine, "Life鈥檚 First Molecule Was Protein, Not RNA, New Model Suggests," 2 Nov. 2017 In Blade Runner 2049, Leto plays Niander Wallace, a replicate android creator in the dystopian society. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Jared Leto's Method Acting: How the Oscar Winner Went Blind for Entire Shoot of Blade Runner Sequel," 7 Sep. 2017 The theory goes that the original proto-life was made of individual RNA strands that held genetic information and could self-replicate. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Boron Found on Mars Is a Crucial Building Block For Life," 7 Sep. 2017 The bacteria self-replicate, so all that's required is a giant tank of water and cadmium to be placed in the sun. — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, "Cyborg Bacteria Could Turn CO2 Into Fuel," 22 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'replicate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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