HyperDic: generate

English > 4 senses of the word *generate*:
VERB	creation	generate, bring forth	bring into existence
	creation	generate, render, yield, return, give	give or supply
	creation	generate	produce (energy)
	body	generate, beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, bring forth	make children

generate > pronunciation
Sounds	jheh'nerey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *generate*: 4 senses > verb 1, creation
Meaning	Bring into existence.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Examples	"The new manager generated a lot of problems" "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" "The computer generated this image" "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
Synonym	bring forth
Narrower	come up	bring forth, usually something desirable
	develop	generate gradually
	induce, bring on	Cause to arise
	release, free, liberate	Release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Spanish	engendrar, generar, producir
Catalan	engendrar, generar
Adjectives	generative	having the ability to produce / produce or originate
Nouns	generation	a coming into being
	generation	a stage of technological development or innovation
	generator	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

English > *generate*: 4 senses > verb 2, creation
Meaning	Give or supply.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	render, yield, return, give
Broader	produce, make, create	create or manufacture a man-made product
Similar to	establish, give	bring about
Similar to	give, yield	Cause to happen or be responsible for
Spanish	dar, generar, producir
Catalan	generar, produir
Nouns	generation	the production of heat or electricity

English > *generate*: 4 senses > verb 3, creation
Meaning	produce (energy).
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"We can't generate enough power for the entire city" "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
Narrower	fire	Generate an electrical impulse
Broader	produce, make, create	create or manufacture a man-made product
Spanish	generar, producir
Catalan	generar
Adjectives	generative	having the ability to produce / produce or originate
Nouns	generation	the production of heat or electricity
Nouns	generator	engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction

English > *generate*: 4 senses > verb 4, body
Meaning	make children.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, bring forth
Broader	make, create	make or cause to be or to become
Spanish	concebir, engendrar, generar, producir
Catalan	engendrar, generar
Adjectives	generative	producing new life or offspring
Nouns	generation	the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
	generation	a coming into being
	generation	group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

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