Reproduce vs Replicate - What's the difference?
reproduce | replicate |
To produce an image or copy of something.
(biology) To generate offspring (sexually or asexually), or organisms.
To produce again; to recreate.
To bring something to mind; to recall.
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.
As verbs the difference between reproduce and replicate
is that reproduce is to produce an or copy of something while replicate is to make a copy (replica) of.As a noun replicate is
an outcome of a replication procedure.As an adjective replicate is
folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.reproduce
English
Verb
(reproduc)- Humans and other mammals reproduce with their genitals.
Synonyms
* (printing) (l)See also
* (generate offspring) procreate, proliferate, spawnAnagrams
* ----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