generate
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
to create by a vital or natural process.
to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider.A good diplomat generates good will.
to reproduce; procreate.
to produce by a chemical process.
Mathematics.
to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.
to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.
Linguistics. to produce or specify (a grammatical sentence or other construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar.
to reproduce; propagate.
Origin of generate
1Other words for generate
Other words from generate
- in·ter·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
- non·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
- pre·gen·er·ate, verb (used with object), pre·gen·er·at·ed, pre·gen·er·at·ing.
- un·gen·er·at·ed, adjective
- un·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
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How to use generate in a sentence
Where the force generating those threats is a widespread, self-sustaining, and virulent social movement?
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCovering 13 acres of a landfill no longer in use in West Nyack, it has a generating capacity of 2.36 megawatts.
The movie is already generating a lot of buzz in Israel, especially among the LGBT community.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos | Itay Hod | November 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs it stands now, I reach more people for free with my personal profile than I do with my revenue-generating author page.
Facebook’s ‘Real Name Policy’ Is a Real Drag | Jay Michaelson | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRooftop solar—individual homeowners putting generating systems on their roofs—is also booming in Arizona.
Billions upon billions of dollars worth of generating equipment were rendered valueless.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall GarrettEach of these nervous masses contains nerve-cells as well as nerve-fibres, and is capable of generating nerve-force.
The Education of American Girls | Anna Callender BrackettOtto von Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, invented the electrical machine for generating large quantities of the electric fire.
Heroes of the Telegraph | J. MunroYet the failure of the bulb casts no reflection upon the generating station, for the current is still there.
Spirit and Music | H. Ernest HuntIn this ship they had more generating facilities than all the power stations of Earth combined!
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for generate
/ (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt) /
to produce or bring into being; create
(also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station
to produce (a substance) by a chemical process
maths linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set): these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English
geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way: circular motion of a line generates a cylinder
Origin of generate
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