reduplicate

• adj. 重复的；加倍的
• vt. 使加倍
• vi. 重复

1. form by reduplication;

"The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"

"The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word"

2. make or do or perform again;

"He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick"

These cells are able to reduplicate themselves.

这些细胞能自我复制。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

red-,再，重新，duplicate,复制。

1. These cells are able to reduplicate themselves.

这些细胞能自我复制。

来自《权威词典》

reduplicate (v.)

1560s, from Medieval Latin reduplicatus, past participle of reduplicare "to redouble," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + Latin duplicare "to double" (see duplicate (adj.)). Related: Reduplicated; reduplicating; reduplicative.