Friday, May 25, 2012

Word of the Day for Friday, May 25, 2012

ingeminate \in-JEM-uh-neyt\,
verb:
 To repeat; reiterate.

 Sitting among his friends, often, after a deep silence and frequent sighs, he would with a shrill and sad accent ingeminate the word Peace, Peace... -- Christopher Ricks, "Essays in Appreciation"

Mr. Dott's spirits were a little dashed, especially as Niven with a fateful countenance continued to ingeminate the word “Hungrygrain.” -- Arthur Train, "Tutt and Mr. Tutt"

Ingeminate comes from the Latin word ingemināre which meant "to repeat or redouble."

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