Copy
Copy verb - To make an exact likeness of.
Usage example: for the movie, set designers copied the Oval Office in the White House down to the smallest detail
Replicate is a synonym for copy in reproduce topic. In some cases you can use "Replicate" instead a verb "Copy", when it comes to topics like same, transcribe, duplicate. popular alternative
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Even Archer and Shirou who can copy any weapon they see are unable to replicate its divine composition.
Source: Only the Chosen May Wield -
Contrast this with Soulless Neuro Robots like Sirana who can only copy behaviors, but can't replicate the human thought process or feel emotions.
Source: Literature / MARZENA - The British would dearly love to copy and mass produce Apep, but they can't replicate the supernatural forces that power it.
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