Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Anthropogenic /ănˌ-thrəp-əj-ĕn'-ĭk/ · An·thro·po·gen·ic · IPA /ˌæn θrə pəˈdʒɛn ɪk/ 01 a. Of or pertaining to anthropogeny. 1. Of or pertaining to anthropogeny. 2. caused by humans; -- as, the anthropogenic extinction of species.