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gen·er·ate (jen′ər āt′)

transitive verb generated -·at′ed, generating -·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

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generate Synonyms

generate

v.

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


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generate Usage Examples

Object

  • electricity: In the UK, its power stations generate enough electricity to power homes of around eight million people.

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.

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.
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