Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Replicate \Rep"li*cate\ (-?-k?t), v. t.
   To reply. [Obs.]

Replicate \Rep"li*cate\ (l?-k?t), Replicated \Rep"li*ca`ted\
   (-k?`t?d), a. [L. replicatus, p. p. of replicare. See
   {Reply}.]
   Folded over or backward; folded back upon itself; as, a
   replicate leaf or petal; a replicate margin of a shell.

Source : WordNet®

replicate
     v 1: bend or turn backward [syn: {retroflex}]
     2: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the
        cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: {copy}]
     3: make or do or perform again; "He could never replicate his
        brilliant performance of the magic trick" [syn: {duplicate},
         {reduplicate}, {double}, {repeat}]