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generate Definition

gen·er·ate (jen′ər āt′)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′·ing

  1. to produce (offspring); beget; procreate
  2. to bring into being; cause to be to generate hope
    1. to originate or produce by a physical, chemical, mechanical, electronic, or mathematical process to generate electricity, software that generates graphs
    2. to produce in great quantities an office that generates a lot of paperwork
  4. Geom. to trace out or form ( a curve, plane, or figure) by the motion of a point, line, or plane

Etymology: < L generatus, pp. of generare, to beget, produce < genus (gen. generis): see genus

generate Synonyms

generate

v.

form, make, beget, create; see cause 2, create 2, produce 1, 2.

generate Usage Examples

Object

  • electricity: In the UK, its power stations generate enough electricity to power homes of around eight million people.
  • revenue: You may not submit Postings intended to promote and or generate revenue for yourself and or any third party business activity.
  • income: Get Paid to Surf The Internet in the UK... generate an income whilst they are surfing the internet.
  • heat: A short time later the Church's General Synod ruled out a debate on the issue saying it would generate more heat than light.
  • profit: Last year, its 70,000 employees helped generate pre-tax profits of £ 350m.
  • traffic: Web Links are a good way to generate traffic for your site.

Subject

  • renewables: The executive wants 18 % of power generated by renewables such as the wind by the end of the decade.
  • computer: Roman type is generated by the computer 's MUD program.

Adjective complement

50kw: The prototype Solar Tower, developed in Germany, consistently generated 50kW of electricity during its lifetime.

Modifying Another Word

  • dynamically: These variables are now used to dynamically generate the SiteMap.
  • randomly: In our random scheduling problem all the events are generated randomly.
  • automatically: Of course, these demands cannot automatically generate the struggle to achieve them.
  • internally: Bear in mind, however, that the majority of industrial power problems are generated internally.
  • locally: These groups will focus directly on rural development and in particular encourage new innovative measures to develop locally generated potential.
  • artificially: The sounds generated artificially by implants are often described as having a relatively high pitch.

Used with why or when

when: Above all, however, the book closely examines how hope for the future was generated when many thought all was lost.

Preposition: from

source: The UK Government committed to meeting a target of 10 % of its electricity being generated from renewable sources by 2010.

Preposition: by

  • renewables: The executive wants 18 % of power generated by renewables such as the wind by the end of the decade.
  • computer: Roman type is generated by the computer 's MUD program.
  • program: There are three levels of equations that are generated by the program.