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duplicate vs replicate

replicate vs duplicate

duplicate is a noun but replicate is not a noun.

duplicate is an adjective but replicate is not an adjective.

duplicate and replicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
duplicate Yes Yes Yes No
replicate No No Yes No
As verbs, duplicate and replicate are synonyms defined as:
  • duplicate and replicate: make or do or perform again
Other synonyms of duplicate include double, reduplicate, repeat.
As verbs, replicate is a hyponym of duplicate; that is, replicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than duplicate:
  • duplicate: make or do or perform again
  • replicate: reproduce or make an exact copy of
Other hyponyms of duplicate include copy, recapitulate, geminate, reduplicate.
duplicate (noun) replicate (noun)
a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
something additional of the same kind
duplicate (adjective) replicate (adjective)
being two identical
identically copied from an original
duplicate (verb) replicate (verb)
increase twofold make or do or perform again
make or do or perform again reproduce or make an exact copy of
make a duplicate or duplicates of bend or turn backward
duplicate or match
Difference between duplicate and replicate

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