Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undergenerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-gen-er-ate
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To apply a rule of language too strictly, so that some potential valid utterances are excluded from production.

Etymology

From under- + generate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

undergenerates (present, singular) undergenerating (participle, present) undergenerated (participle, past) undergenerated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

undergeneration

Antonyms

overgenerate

Questions

What does undergenerate mean?
To apply a rule of language too strictly, so that some potential valid utterances are excluded from production.
Where does undergenerate come from?
From under- + generate.

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