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reduplicate vs replicate

replicate vs reduplicate

reduplicate and replicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reduplicate No No Yes No
replicate No No Yes No
As verbs, reduplicate and replicate are synonyms defined as:
  • reduplicate and replicate: make or do or perform again
Other synonyms of reduplicate include double, duplicate, repeat.
As verbs, replicate is a hyponym of reduplicate; that is, replicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduplicate:
  • reduplicate: make or do or perform again
  • replicate: reproduce or make an exact copy of
Other hyponyms of reduplicate include copy, recapitulate, geminate, reduplicate.
As verbs, replicate is a hypernym of reduplicate; that is, replicate is a word with a broader meaning than reduplicate:
  • reduplicate: form by reduplication
  • replicate: make or do or perform again
Other hypernyms of reduplicate include double, duplicate, reduplicate, repeat.
reduplicate (verb) replicate (verb)
make or do or perform again make or do or perform again
form by reduplication reproduce or make an exact copy of
bend or turn backward
Difference between reduplicate and replicate

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