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in·gen·er·ate

1   [in-jen-er-it]
adjective
not generated; self-existent.
Origin:
1650–60; < Late Latin ingenerātus not begotten. See in-3, generate

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in·gen·er·ate

2   [v. in-jen-uh-reyt; adj. in-jen-er-it] verb, in·gen·er·at·ed, in·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to engender; produce.
adjective
2.
inborn; innate.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin ingenerātus past participle ot ingenerāre to engender, produce, implant. See in-2, generate

Related forms
in·gen·er·ate·ly, adverb
in·gen·er·a·tion, noun
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ingenerate1 (ɪnˈdʒɛnərɪt)
 
—adj
rare inherent, intrinsic, or innate
 
[C17: from Late Latin ingenerātus not generated; see in-1, generate]

ingenerate2 (ɪnˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt)
 
—vb
archaic to produce within; engender
 
[C16: from Latin ingenerāre; see in-², generate]
 
ingener'ation2
 
—n

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