Meanings
adjectivereduplicate (comparative more reduplicate, superlative most reduplicate)
comparative more reduplicate · superlative most reduplicate
verbreduplicate (third-person singular simple present reduplicates, present participle reduplicating, simple past and past participle reduplicated)
present singular third person reduplicates · participle present reduplicating · participle past reduplicated · past reduplicated
- transitiveTo double again: to multiply: to repeat.
- transitivehuman sciencesTo repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From Medieval Latin reduplicātus, from reduplicāre, from re- with duplicāre.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian повтарям
- повтарям (povtarjam)to repeat a word or section of a word
German reduplizieren
- reduplizierento repeat a word or section of a word
Polish podwajać, podwoić
- podwajaćto double again
- podwoićto double again
- powtarzaćto repeat a word or section of a word
- powtórzyćto repeat a word or section of a word
Spanish reduplicar, reduplicar
- reduplicarto double again
- reduplicarto repeat a word or section of a word
Cite this entry
APA
reduplicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduplicate
MLA
“reduplicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduplicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reduplicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reduplicate.
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