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to duplicate
01
to create an identical copy or copies of something
Transitive: to duplicate sth
Examples
The office assistant duplicated the important documents for distribution.
02
to repeat an action or task that has already been completed
Transitive: to duplicate an action or activity
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
duplicate
3rd person singular
duplicates
Present participle
duplicating
Past simple
duplicated
Past participle
duplicated
Examples
The manager told her not to duplicate the report since it had already been submitted.
03
to make something twice as large or double its quantity
Transitive: to duplicate a quantity or amount
Examples
The company plans to duplicate its sales figures from last year.
04
to create something that matches or is equal to something else
Transitive: to duplicate sth
Examples
The chef tried to duplicate the recipe to match the flavors from the original dish.
Duplicate
01
a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
duplicates
02
an extra copy or version of something
Examples
She accidentally made a duplicate of the report and had to discard the extra copy.
duplicate
01
being two identical
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most duplicate
Comparative
more duplicate
gradable
domain
identity, copy, reproduction
02
identically copied from an original
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