Reduplicate Definition & Meaning

reduplicate
verb
  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"

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