reduplicate

A verb meaning to repeat or copy something, especially in a way that produces a duplicate or double.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, означающий повторять или копировать что-либо, особенно таким образом, чтобы получить дубликат или двойник.

1. Form by reduplication C2 formal

   To form a word or phrase by repeating a syllable or part of it, often for emphasis or grammatical effect.

   • In some languages, you reduplicate a syllable to form the plural.
   • The word 'mama' is formed by reduplicating the syllable 'ma'.
   • Children often reduplicate sounds when learning to speak.

   🇷🇺Образовывать путем редупликации

   Synonyms: doubleduplicaterepeat

2. Repeat or do again C2 formal

   To make, do, or perform something again; to duplicate.

   • The artist decided to reduplicate the painting for a second exhibition.
   • The experiment was reduplicated to verify the results.
   • He had to reduplicate his efforts after the first attempt failed.

   🇷🇺Повторить

   Synonyms: copyduplicateechoredoreiteraterepeatreplicate

• reduplicated past participle
• reduplicated past simple
• reduplicating present participle
• reduplicates third person singular