re·du·pli·cate /rɪˈduplɪˌket, ˈri, ˈdju-/
(a.)反復的,雙重的,重複的(vt.)重複,使加倍(vi.)重複
re·du·pli·cate /rɪˈd(j)uplɪˌket, ˈrɪ-/ 不及物動詞
(拉reduplicatus)重複的,加倍的,外向鑷合狀
Re·du·pli·cate a.
1. Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.
2. Bot. Valvate with the margins curved outwardly; -- said of the ░stivation of certain flowers.
Re·du·pli·cate v. t.
1. To redouble; to multiply; to repeat.
2. Gram. To repeat the first letter or letters of (a word). See Reduplication, 3.
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reduplicate
v 1: form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a
short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to
emphasize the meaning of the word" [syn: geminate]
2: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his
brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: duplicate,
double, repeat, replicate]