English Explanatory Dictionary

ingenerate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Innate, inborn.
verb
  1. To generate or produce within; to beget or engender; to cause.
adj
  1. Not generated, self-existent.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingenerate.wav /ɪnˈdʒɛnəɹeɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ingenerate2.wav

Word forms

ingenerate more ingenerate most ingenerate ingenerates ingenerating ingenerated

Etymology

First attested in 1528; borrowed from Latin ingenerātus, perfect passive participle of ingenerō, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Antonyms

generate
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