undergenerate

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verb

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

Opposite
overgenerate
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Meanings

verbundergenerate (third-person singular simple present undergenerates, present participle undergenerating, simple past and past participle undergenerated)

present singular third person undergenerates · participle present undergenerating · participle past undergenerated · past undergenerated

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

    Antonyms: overgenerate

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Opposite
overgenerate

Origin

From under- + generate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

unregenerated
Cite this entry
APA

undergenerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergenerate

MLA

“undergenerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergenerate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undergenerate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergenerate.

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