cogenerate
English
editEtymology
editFrom co- + generate (backformation from cogeneration).
Verb
editcogenerate (third-person singular simple present cogenerates, present participle cogenerating, simple past and past participle cogenerated)
- To generate two forms of energy simultaneously.
- 2007 September 15, Anthony Depalma, “Building Codes Lag Behind Mayor’s Vision”, in New York Times[1]:
- Instead of producing thrust, they cogenerate electricity and heat, meeting another goal of the sustainability plan.