reduplicate
[ verb ri-doo-pli-keyt, -dyoo-; adjective ri-doo-pli-kit, -keyt, -dyoo- ]
/ verb rɪˈdu plɪˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu-; adjective rɪˈdu plɪ kɪt, -ˌkeɪt, -ˈdyu- /
verb (used with object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing.
to double; repeat.
Grammar.
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.”
verb (used without object), re·du·pli·cat·ed, re·du·pli·cat·ing.
to become doubled.
Grammar.
to become reduplicated.
adjective
doubled.
Origin of reduplicate
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH reduplicate
redouble reduplicateWords nearby reduplicate
redundancy,
redundancy pay,
redundancy payment,
redundant,
redupl.,
reduplicate,
reduplication,
reduplicative,
reduviid,
reduviidae,
redux
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British Dictionary definitions for reduplicate
reduplicate
verb (rɪˈdjuːplɪˌkeɪt)
to make or become double; repeat
to repeat (a sound or syllable) in a word or (of a sound or syllable) to be repeated, esp in forming inflections in certain languages
adjective (rɪˈdjuːplɪkɪt)
doubled or repeated
(of petals or sepals) having the margins curving outwards