| a. | 1. | (Bot.) In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; |
| v. t. | 1. | To double. |
| Noun | 1. | geminate - a doubled or long consonant; "the `n' in `thinness' is a geminate" |
| Verb | 1. | geminate - form by reduplication; "The consonant reduplicates after a short vowel"; "The morpheme can be reduplicated to emphasize the meaning of the word" Synonyms: reduplicate |
| 2. | geminate - occur in pairs Synonyms: pair | |
| 3. | geminate - arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers" Synonyms: pair | |
| 4. | geminate - arrange or combine in pairs; "The consonants are geminated in these words" |