progenerate

English

Etymology

From Latin progeneratus, past participle of progenerare (“to beget”), from pro (“forth, forward”) + generare (“to generate”).

Verb

progenerate (third-person singular simple present progenerates, present participle progenerating, simple past and past participle progenerated)

  1. (transitive) To beget; to generate; to produce.

References

“progenerate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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