Definition of GEMINATE

geminate

Plural: geminates

Noun

  • a doubled or long consonant
    • "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate"
  • A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound.

Verb

Verb Forms: geminated, geminating, geminates

  • To arrange or occur in pairs; to double.
  • form by reduplication
  • occur in pairs
  • arrange in pairs
  • arrange or combine in pairs
    • "The consonants are geminated in these words"
  • To arrange in pairs.
  • To occur in pairs.

Adj

  • Forming a pair.
  • Pronounced longer and considered as being doubled.

Examples

  • I planned to GEMINATE my vowel strategy, doubling my chances for a bingo.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin geminātus, perfect passive participle of geminō (“to double”).

Scrabble Score: 11

geminate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
geminate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
geminate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

geminate: valid Words With Friends Word