ingeminate

 [in-jem-uh-neyt]  

in·gem·i·nate

   [in-jem-uh-neyt]
verb (used with object), in·gem·i·nat·ed, in·gem·i·nat·ing.
to repeat; reiterate.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin ingeminātus past participle of ingemināre to repeat, redouble. See in-2, geminate

Related forms
in·gem·i·na·tion, noun
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ingeminate (ɪnˈdʒɛmɪˌneɪt)
 
—vb
rare (tr) to repeat; reiterate
 
[C16: from Latin ingemināre to redouble, from in-² + gemināre to geminate]
 
ingemi'nation
 
—n

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