I. ˈre-plə-ˌkāt verb
( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin replicatus, past participle of replicare
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
: duplicate , repeat
replicate a statistical experiment
replicated his mentor's writing style
intransitive verb
: to undergo replication : produce a replica of itself
virus particles replicating in cells
II. -kət adjective
Date: 1922
: manifold , repeated
III. -kət noun
Date: 1929
: one of several identical experiments, procedures, or samples