ingenerate Meaning, Definition & Usage

In*gen"er*ate adjective

Etymology

L. ingeneratus, p. p. of ingenerare. See engender

Definitions

1. Generated within; inborn; innate; as, ingenerate powers of body. W. Wotton.

   Those virtues were rather feigned and affected . . . than true qualities ingenerate in his judgment. Bacon.

In*gen"er*ate transitive verb

Wordforms

imperfect & past participle Ingenerat ; present participle & verbal noun Ingenerating

Definitions

1. To generate or produce within; to begete; to engener; to occasion; to cause. Mede.

   Those noble habits are ingenerated in the soul. Sir M. Hale.