to duplicate
Third Person
duplicates
Present Participle
duplicating
Past Tense
duplicated
Past Participle
duplicated
1
to create an identical copy or copies of something
transitive
- The office assistant duplicated the important documents for distribution.
- He duplicated the key to have a spare in case he lost the original.
- The artist duplicated the painting to sell prints of the original artwork.
- She duplicated the computer files to ensure backup in case of data loss.
- The manufacturer duplicated the prototype to send samples to potential clients.
2
to repeat an action or task that has already been completed
transitive
- The manager told her not to duplicate the report since it had already been submitted.
- There's no need to duplicate the work—it's already been done by the other team.
- The professor cautioned the students not to duplicate research that had already been covered.
- By accidentally duplicating the data entry, she created confusion in the system.
- It's unnecessary to duplicate that task when it's already been completed earlier.
Synonyms:
3
to make something twice as large or double its quantity
transitive
- The company plans to duplicate its sales figures from last year.
- If we duplicate the recipe, we will have enough food for twice as many guests.
- The charity event managed to duplicate last year's attendance numbers.
- The farmers worked hard to duplicate last year's crop yield by improving their methods.
- The business is aiming to duplicate its previous year’s revenue by expanding into new markets.
Synonyms:
4
to create something that matches or is equal to something else
transitive
- The chef tried to duplicate the recipe to match the flavors from the original dish.
- The company worked to duplicate the success of its previous marketing campaign.
- The scientist was able to duplicate the experiment’s results in a controlled environment.
- He could duplicate the trick exactly as shown in the video.
- They were able to duplicate the success of the first project by applying the same approach.