Replicate vs Fabricate - What's the difference?
replicate | fabricate |
To make a copy (replica) of.
(label) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
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(botany, zoology) Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate computer chips.
To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
(cooking) To cut up an animal as preparation for cooking, particularly used in reference to fowl.
As verbs the difference between replicate and fabricate
is that replicate is to make a copy (replica) of while fabricate is to form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.As a noun replicate
is an outcome of a procedure.As an adjective replicate
is (botany|zoology) folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.replicate
English
Verb
(en-verb)Magician’s brain, passage=[Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes.}}
Adjective
(en adjective)- a replicate leaf or petal
- the replicate margin of a shell