Meanings
verbbacktranslate (third-person singular simple present backtranslates, present participle backtranslating, simple past and past participle backtranslated)
present singular third person backtranslates · participle present backtranslating · participle past backtranslated · past backtranslated
- To translate a translated text to its original language
There are those who put significant effort into retranslating and backtranslating work to avoid detection.
2021, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Plagiarism in Higher Education - biochemistryTo translate a protein's amino acid sequence to a nucleotide sequence
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“backtranslate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtranslate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backtranslate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backtranslate.
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