Pronunciation: -pl ə - ˌ k ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing
Date: circa 1623
1 : to make triple or threefold
2 : to prepare in triplicate < triplicate the forms>
– trip · li · ca · tion \ ˌ tri-pl ə - ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun