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Reduplicate — Re*du pli*cate ( k?t), v. t. [Cf. LL. reduplicare.] [1913 Webster] 1. To redouble; to multiply; to repeat. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gram.) To repeat the first letter or letters of (a word). See {Reduplication}, 3. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Reduplicate — Re*du pli*cate (r?*d? pl?*k?t), a. [Pref. re + duplicate: cf. L. reduplicatus. Cf. {Redouble}.] 1. Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Valvate with the margins curved outwardly; said of the ?stivation of certain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reduplicate — index copy, plagiarize, repeat (do again), reproduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reduplicate — (v.) 1560s, from M.L. reduplicatus, pp. of reduplicare to redouble, from re back, again (see RE (Cf. re )) + L. duplicare to double (see DUPLICATE (Cf. duplicate)). Related: Reduplicated; reduplicating … Etymology dictionary
reduplicate — [ri do͞o′plə kāt΄, didyo͞o′plə kāt΄; ] for adj. & n., usually [, ri do͞o′pləkit, ri dyo͞o′ pləkit] vt. reduplicated, reduplicating [< LL reduplicatus, pp. of reduplicare: see RE & DUPLICATE] 1. to redouble, double, or repeat 2. a) to double (a … English World dictionary
reduplicate — transitive verb Etymology: Late Latin reduplicatus, past participle of reduplicare, from Latin re + duplicare to double more at duplicate Date: circa 1570 1. to make or perform again ; copy, repeat 2. to form (a word) by reduplication •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
reduplicate — re·du·pli·cate ri d(y)ü pli .kāt, rē vi, cat·ed; cat·ing to undergo reduplication <chromosomes reduplicate> … Medical dictionary
reduplicate — v. /ri dooh pli kayt , dyooh /; adj. /ri dooh pli kit, kayt , dyooh /, v., reduplicated, reduplicating, adj. v.t. 1. to double; repeat. 2. Gram. to form (a derivative or inflected form) by doubling a specified syllable or other portion of the… … Universalium
reduplicate — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. double, duplicate, ditto*; see copy 2 , repeat 1 , reproduce 2 … English dictionary for students
reduplicate — re·du·pli·cate || rɪ duËplɪkeɪt / dju n. double, copy; repeat, perform again v. double, copy; repeat, perform again … English contemporary dictionary
