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ingenerate

1

[ in-jen-er-it ]

adjective

  1. not generated; self-existent.


ingenerate

2

[ verb in-jen-uh-reyt; adjective in-jen-er-it ]

verb (used with object)

ingenerated, ingenerating.
  1. to engender; produce.

adjective

  1. inborn; innate.

ingenerate

1

/ ɪˈɛəɪ /

adjective

  1. rare.
    inherent, intrinsic, or innate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

ingenerate

2

/ ɪˈɛəˌɪ /

verb

  1. archaic.
    to produce within; engender
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԱˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·İ·ٱ· adverb
  • ·e·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingenerate1

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

Origin of ingenerate2

1525–35; < Latin ԲԱٳܲ past participle ot ԲԱ to engender, produce, implant. See in- 2, generate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingenerate1

C17: from Late Latin ԲԱٳܲ not generated; see in- 1, generate

Origin of ingenerate2

C16: from Latin ԲԱ; see in- ², generate
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Example Sentences

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

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Her birth was of the womb of morning dew, And her conception of the joyous prime, And all her whole creation did her show Pure and unspotted from all loathly crime That is ingenerate in fleshly slime.

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Before them on an altar he presented Both fire and water, which was first invented,360 Since to ingenerate every human creature And every other birth produc'd by Nature, Moisture and heat must mix; so man and wife For human race must join in nuptial life.

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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.

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

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