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ingenerate

1 American  
[in-jen-er-it] / ɪnˈdʒɛn ər ɪt /

adjective

  1. not generated; self-existent.

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.

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

  • ingenerately adverb
  • ingeneration noun

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

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Nameless specters peered at him from every shadow, ingenerate familiars of his wild, forgotten blood.

From The Best American Humorous Short Stories by Poe, Edgar Allan

Nor ever had there been a woman born more elaborately equipped for the position of a public man's mate; nor more ingenerate, perhaps, with the power to turn earth into heaven.

From Rezanov by Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn

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