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To bring into being; cause to be.
To generate hope.
verb
(computers) To produce (a program) by instructing a computer to follow given parameters with a skeleton program.
verb
To bring into being; give rise to.
Generate a discussion.
verb
To engender (offspring); procreate.
verb
(mathematics) To form (a geometric figure) by describing a curve or surface.
verb
To engender offspring; procreate.
verb
To generate is defined as to produce, create or cause to be.
An example of to generate is turning on a heater, making a room warm.
verb
(linguistics) In generative grammar, to construct (a sentence, for example) through the successive application of linguistic operations, rules, and conditions.
verb
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
Generate heat.
verb
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(geom.) To trace out or form ( a curve, plane, or figure) by the motion of a point, line, or plane.
verb
To originate or produce by a physical, chemical, mechanical, electronic, or mathematical process.
To generate electricity, software that generates graphs.
verb
To produce in great quantities.
An office that generates a lot of paperwork.
verb
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.
verb
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(intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
verb
To produce (offspring); beget; procreate.
verb
Origin of generate
- Latin generāre generāt- to produce from genus gener- birth genə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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