"ungenerate" meaning in English

See ungenerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ungenerate [comparative], most ungenerate [superlative]
Etymology: un- + generate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|generate}} un- + generate Head templates: {{en-adj}} ungenerate (comparative more ungenerate, superlative most ungenerate)
  1. Not created; ungenerated.
    Sense id: en-ungenerate-en-adj-XUhvwOwb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49

Verb

Forms: ungenerates [present, singular, third-person], ungenerating [participle, present], ungenerated [participle, past], ungenerated [past]
Etymology: un- + generate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|generate}} un- + generate Head templates: {{en-verb}} ungenerate (third-person singular simple present ungenerates, present participle ungenerating, simple past and past participle ungenerated)
  1. To undo the act of generation; to uncreate. Related terms: degenerate [verb], regenerate [verb]
    Sense id: en-ungenerate-en-verb-JL7RDuY4 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 51 49

Inflected forms

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