What is another word for replicating?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈɛplɪkˌe͡ɪtɪŋ] (IPA)

Replicating is a term used to describe the process of copying or recreating something. However, there are a plethora of synonyms for this word that can be used in different contexts to convey the same meaning. Some of the synonyms for replicating include duplicating, reproducing, imitating, emulating, mimicking, recreating, cloning, copying, and mirroring. Each of these synonyms is uniquely suited to describe the process of replicating, depending on the context in which it is used. Whether you are looking to describe the cloning of a cell or the copying of a piece of artwork, there is sure to be a synonym for replicating that is right for the task at hand.

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Usage examples for Replicating

It was too high-by how much I think I've finally determined-and the enzyme eventually began replicating too rapidly.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover
In fact, it appears the new heart tissue has reached critical mass and has already begun replicating itself.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover
Since stem cells could be made to ignore the body's rules to stop replicating after a certain number, they were able to reproduce forever, constantly renewing themselves.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover

Famous quotes with Replicating

  • I think we all realized that we had really been replicating things that had already been happening. I don't know if we were smart enough to realize that we were in a cul-de-sac, but we were curious.
    David Baker
  • If you take all the factories in the world today, they could make all the parts necessary to build more factories like themselves. So, in a sense, we have a self-replicating industrial system today, but it would take a tremendous effort to copy what we already have.
    K. Eric Drexler
  • One of the concepts essential to molecular manufacturing is that of a self-replicating manufacturing system. That concept has lagged behind in its acceptance.
    Ralph Merkle
  • Above all, I would not expect a wise race, at great expense, to set loose an army of self-replicating robots.
    Barney Oliver
  • This is the law that all life evolves by the differential survival of replicating entities.
    Richard Dawkins

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