Recreate vs. Replicate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Recreate and Replicate
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Recreate
To impart fresh life to; refresh mentally or physically.
Replicate
Make an exact copy of; reproduce
It might be impractical to replicate Eastern culture in the west
Recreate
To take recreation.
Replicate
Of the nature of a copy
A replicate Earth
Recreate
To create (something) again; duplicate; replicate.
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Replicate
A close or exact copy; a replica
Young reptiles should not be considered merely small replicates of adults
Recreate
(transitive) To give new life, energy or encouragement (to); to refresh, enliven.
Replicate
A tone one or more octaves above or below the given tone.
Recreate
(reflexive) To enjoy or entertain oneself.
Replicate
To duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat
"recreating his pose for a photo that replicated his glorious moment" (Stuart Miller).
Recreate
(intransitive) To take recreation.
Replicate
(Biology) To reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism).
Recreate
To create anew.
Replicate
To repeat (a scientific experiment) to confirm findings or ensure accuracy.
Recreate
To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially, to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.
Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than any.
St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a tame partridge.
These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their aromatic scent.
Replicate
To become replicated; undergo replication
Cells that replicate rapidly in culture.
Recreate
To take recreation.
Replicate
A repetition of an experiment or procedure.
Recreate
Give new life or energy to;
A hot soup will revive me
This will renovate my spirits
This treatment repaired my health
Replicate
Duplicated, copied, reproduced, or repeated
A replicate sample.
Recreate
Engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion;
On weekends I play
The students all recreate alike
Replicate
Folded over or bent back upon itself
A replicate leaf.
Recreate
Give encouragement to
Replicate
To make a copy (replica) of.
On entering a host cell, a virus will start to replicate.
Recreate
Create anew;
She recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting
Replicate
(science) To repeat (an experiment or trial) with a consistent result.
Replicate
(obsolete) To reply.
Replicate
The outcome of a replication procedure; an exact copy or replica.
Replicate
(music) A tone that is one or more octaves away from a given tone.
Replicate
Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself.
A replicate leaf or petal
The replicate margin of a shell
Replicate
To reply.
Replicate
Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.
Replicate
Bend or turn backward
Replicate
Biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of;
Replicate the cell
Copy the genetic information
Replicate
Make or do or perform again;
He could never replicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick
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