reduplicate

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 primitive, sometimes with fixed modifications, as in Greek léloipa "I have left," leípo "I leave."
v.i.
3. to become doubled.
4. Gram. to become reduplicated.
adj.
5. doubled.
[1560-70; < LL reduplicatus (ptp. of reduplicare), equiv. to L re- RE- + duplic(are) to double + -atus -ATE1 (see DUPLICATE)]

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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 — 1. adjective doubled 2. verb To repeat a word or section of a word in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions …   Wiktionary

  • 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 duːplɪkeɪt / dju n. double, copy; repeat, perform again v. double, copy; repeat, perform again …   English contemporary dictionary

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