Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb replicate
3 senses of replicate
Sense 1
retroflex, replicate -- (bend or turn backward)
=> bend, flex -- (form a curve; "The stick does not bend")
Sense 2
replicate, copy -- (reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the cell"; "copy the genetic information")
=> duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate -- (make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick")
Sense 3
duplicate, reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate -- (make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick")
=> reproduce -- (make a copy or equivalent of; "reproduce the painting")