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Duplicate (Verb)

Meaning 1

Duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse".

Classification

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

Examples

  • The company will duplicate the mirror image on the other wall to create an optical illusion.
  • Her identical twin somehow managed to duplicate the exact style every day.
  • Their shadows on the ground seemed to duplicate their movements almost precisely.
  • Using special effects, the filmmakers duplicate the mirror's reflection through the portal.
  • The transparent glass of the pool duplicated the swimmers from below.

Synonyms

  • Twin
  • Parallel

Hypernyms

  • Correspond
  • Jibe
  • Match
  • Check
  • Gibe
  • Tally
  • Agree

Meaning 2

Make a duplicate or duplicates of; "Could you please duplicate this letter for me?".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

  • Could you please duplicate this letter for me.
  • The office administrator will duplicate the reports and hand them out during the meeting.
  • Can you duplicate the proposal so I can send it to all the team members.
  • Please duplicate this receipt so we can file one for our records and give the other to accounting.
  • Her assistant was instructed to duplicate the documents for the investors.

Related Words

  • Duplicator (noun)
  • Duplicate (noun)
  • Duplication (noun)

Meaning 3

Increase twofold; "The population doubled within 50 years".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The company's profits managed to duplicate in just a year despite the challenging market conditions.
  • In five years, the student enrollment has managed to duplicate due to the introduction of new courses.
  • Her efforts paid off as the turnout for the event managed to duplicate compared to the previous year.
  • Within two years, the firm's total sales figure successfully managed to duplicate and exceeded expectations.
  • Their revenue has nearly started to duplicate with the acquisition of the new brand.

Synonyms

  • Double

Hypernyms

  • Multiply

Hyponyms

  • Redouble
  • Geminate

Meaning 4

Make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

  • She tried to duplicate the results of the study by following the same methodology and testing procedures.
  • The research team failed to duplicate the groundbreaking findings of their predecessors in the field of quantum physics.
  • Unfortunately, he couldn't duplicate his winning performance from the previous year's tennis tournament.
  • The company struggled to duplicate the success of their first product in subsequent releases.
  • After watching the magician's performance, I was unable to duplicate the intricate card trick at home.

Synonyms

  • Replicate
  • Repeat
  • Double
  • Reduplicate

Hyponyms

  • Geminate
  • Copy
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