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)

, in·gen·er·at·ed, in·gen·er·at·ing.

1. to engender; produce.

adjective

1. inborn; innate.

ingenerate

¹

/ ɪnˈdʒɛnərɪt /

adjective

1. rare.
   inherent, intrinsic, or innate

ingenerate

²

/ ɪnˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt /

verb

1. archaic.
   to produce within; engender

Derived Forms

• inˌgenerˈation, noun

Other Words From

• in·gener·ate·ly adverb
• in·gener·ation noun

Word History and Origins

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ingenerate¹

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

Origin of ingenerate²

C16: from Latin ingenerāre; see in- ², generate

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• common
• essential
• innate
• instinctive
• legitimate
• logical
• ordinary
• reasonable
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