ingeminate

[ in-jem-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

, in·gem·i·nat·ed, in·gem·i·nat·ing.

1. to repeat; reiterate.

ingeminate

/ ɪnˈdʒɛmɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. rare.
   tr to repeat; reiterate

Derived Forms

• inˌgemiˈnation, noun

Other Words From

• in·gemi·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingeminate¹

First recorded in 1585–95; from Latin ingeminātus, past participle of ingemināre “to repeat, redouble”; in- ², geminate

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingeminate¹

C16: from Latin ingemināre to redouble, from in- ² + gemināre to geminate

Example Sentences

"Oh, these professionals!" ingeminated Captain Pond again, eyeing the breach and the dismantled married quarters.

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About it hung galaxies and constellations, outshining the firmament of stars; and all the air was full of strange voices, more than human, ingeminating Babylonian oracles out of the bosom of night.

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I had also many friendly conversations with prominent Italians in Paris, and in every way ingeminated agreement between them and the Southern Slavs.

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"If I could only find my friend Basket, or get a message taken to him," ingeminated the Major, whose teeth were chattering despite the tropical atmosphere of the gallery.

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"Oh, this is hustling a man!" he ingeminated, staring round the empty attic like a rabbit seeking a convenient hole.

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Related Words

• echo
• recite
• rehash
• reiterate
• renew
• replay
• restate