ingenerate

¹ American  

[in-jen-er-it] / ɪnˈdʒɛn ər ɪt /

adjective

1. not generated; self-existent.

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ingenerate ² American  

[in-jen-uh-reyt, in-jen-er-it] / ɪnˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt, ɪnˈdʒɛn ər ɪt /

verb (used with object)

ingenerated, ingenerating

1. to engender; produce.

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adjective

1. inborn; innate.

ingenerate ¹ British  

/ ɪnˈdʒɛnərɪt /

adjective

1. rare inherent, intrinsic, or innate

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ingenerate ² British  

/ ɪnˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt /

verb

1. archaic to produce within; engender

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ingeneration
  noun
• ingenerately
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of ingenerate¹

First recorded in 1650–60, ingenerate is from the Late Latin word ingenerātus not begotten. See in- ³, generate

Origin of ingenerate²

1525–35; < Latin ingenerātus past participle ot ingenerāre to engender, produce, implant. See in- ², generate

Example Sentences

Ingenerate, in-jen′ėr-āt, v.t. to generate or produce within.—adj. inborn: innate.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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