duplicate
/ˈd(j)uː.plɪˌkeɪt/ verb C2- To make a copy of. · If we duplicate the information, are we really accomplishing much?· Can you duplicate this kind of key?
- To do repeatedly; to do again. · You don't need to duplicate my efforts.
- To produce something equal to. · He found it hard to duplicate the skills of his wife.
He/she/it duplicates · Past duplicated · Past participle duplicated · -ing form duplicating
Verb forms
- Base form
- duplicate
- He/she/it
- duplicates
- Past
- duplicated
- Past participle
- duplicated
- -ing form
- duplicating
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“Then West, if he is the culprit, must have had a duplicate.
Some little time ago he purchased from Morse Hudson two duplicate plaster casts of the famous head of Napoleon by the French sculptor, Devine.
Barnicot’s rooms were the exact duplicates of the one which was destroyed in Morse Hudson’s shop?”
“In that case,” replied the major, “it would be necessary to write to the curé for duplicates, and it would be some time before they could be obtained.”
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