REDUPLICATE


Meaning of REDUPLICATE in English

I. (ˈ)rē|d(y)üpləˌkāt, rə̇ˈd-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin reduplicatus, past participle of reduplicare, from Latin re- + duplicare to double — more at duplicate

1. : to make or perform again : copy , reiterate

mechanism … capable of being reduplicated almost without limit — George Iles

reduplicating oaths on different altars — H.C.Lea

2. : to repeat all or part of (a radical word element) : form (a word) by reduplication

II. -lə̇kə̇t, -ləˌkāt, usu -d.+V adjective

Etymology: Late Latin reduplicatus, past participle

1. : reduplicated

2. : valvate with the margins curved outwardly

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.