1 [VN] (formal) to copy sth exactly
SYNDUPLICATE:
Subsequent experiments failed to replicate these findings.
2 ~ (itself) (technical) (of a VIRUS or a MOLECULE) to produce exact copies of itself:
The drug prevents the virus from replicating itself. [also V]۠
replication noun [U,C]
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