"undergenerate" meaning in All languages combined

See undergenerate on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: undergenerates [present, singular, third-person], undergenerating [participle, present], undergenerated [participle, past], undergenerated [past]
Etymology: under- + generate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|generate}} under- + generate Head templates: {{en-verb}} undergenerate (third-person singular simple present undergenerates, present participle undergenerating, simple past and past participle undergenerated)
  1. (linguistics) To apply a rule of language too strictly, so that some potential valid utterances are excluded from production. Categories (topical): Linguistics Related terms: undergeneration
    Sense id: en-undergenerate-en-verb-sZx5YwS6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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