Definition of "reduplicate"

reduplicate

adjective
comparative more reduplicate, superlative most reduplicate
1. doubled
2. (botany) valvate with the margins curved outwardly
3. (botany) folded, with the abaxial surfaces facing one another
verb
third-person singular simple present reduplicates, present participle reduplicating, simple past and past participle reduplicated
1. (transitive) To double again: to multiply: to repeat.
2. (transitive, linguistics) To repeat (a word or part of a word) in order to form a new word or phrase, possibly with modification of one of the repetitions.