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Definition & Meaning of "duplicate"in English

to duplicate
01

to create an identical copy or copies of something 

Transitive: to duplicate sth
to duplicate definition and meaning
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
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
02

identically copied from an original 

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