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Definitions for Generate
[1] to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
[2] to create by a vital or natural process.
[3] to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider. A good diplomat generates good will.
[4] to reproduce; procreate.
[5] to produce by a chemical process.
[6] 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.
[7] 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.
[8] to reproduce; propagate.
[9] to produce or bring into being; create
[10] (also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station
[11] to produce (a substance) by a chemical process
[12] maths linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set) these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English
[13] geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way circular motion of a line generates a cylinder
Words related to Generate
spawn, develop, engender, make, provoke, cause, achieve, procreate, accomplish, form, perform, breed, induce, hatch, beget, parent, effect, bear, propagate, introduce
Words nearby Generate
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Origin of Generate
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin generātus produced, past participle of generāre to beget; see genus
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
Word origin for Generate
C16: from Latin generāre to beget, from genus kind
Synonyms for Generate
achieve, bring about, cause, develop, engender, make, provoke, set up, spawn, accomplish, bear, beget, breed, effect, form, found, hatch, inaugurate, induce, initiate, institute, introduce, multiply, muster, occasion, originate, parent, perform, procreate, propagate, reproduce, bring to pass, get up, give birth to, give rise to, whip up, work up