Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingeminate

/ɪnˈdʒɛm.ɪ.neɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-gem-i-nate
IPA: /ɪnˈdʒɛm.ɪ.neɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To say (a statement, word etc.) two or more times; to reiterate, to emphasize through repetition.

Transitive verb

adj

adj

Example Sentences

"we found a black pavillion; in it three old Arabians; who, out of their Alcoran ingeminated a dolefull requiem to their Brothers carcasse, over which they sat […]"
"It is an ingeminate expression of our labours . And that supposes us to have faculties capable of improvement"

Etymology

Borrowed from the participle stem of Latin ingeminō (“repeat, reiterate”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ingeminō

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

ingeminates (present, singular) ingeminating (participle, present) ingeminated (participle, past) ingeminated (past) more ingeminate (comparative) most ingeminate (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

ingemination

Synonyms

repeat reiterate iterate restate retell

Questions

How do you pronounce ingeminate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈdʒɛm.ɪ.neɪt/.
What does ingeminate mean?: To say (a statement, word etc.) two or more times; to reiterate, to emphasize through repetition.
Where does ingeminate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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