Verb: duplicate d(y)oo-pli-kut
- Make a duplicate or duplicates of
"Could you please duplicate this letter for me?"
- Make, do or perform again
"He could never duplicate his brilliant performance of the magic trick";
- reduplicate, double, repeat, replicate
- Duplicate or match
"The polished surface duplicated his face and chest in reverse";
- twin, parallel
- Increase twofold
"The company duplicated its workforce over the year";
- double
- A copy that corresponds to an original exactly
"he made a duplicate for the files";
- duplication
- Something additional of the same kind
"he always carried duplicates in case of an emergency";
- extra
- Identically copied from an original
"a duplicate key"
- Being the same, or having similar design, colour, etc, as another
"The duplicate vases were perfect for the symmetrical arrangement";
- matching, twin, twinned
Derived forms: duplicates, duplicating, duplicated
Type of: agree, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], check, copy, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, manifold, marry, marry up, match, multiply, reproduce, square, tally
Encyclopedia: Duplicate