generate

Formsgenerates, generating, generated

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To make something start to exist or happen.

   Like a spark that starts a fire.

   The new factory will generate hundreds of jobs.

   Her speech generated a lot of excitement among the crowd.

   Similarcreate, produce, cause, spark, provoke

2. 2
   verbtransitive

   To make something like heat or power through a process.

   Like a fire that makes heat when wood burns.

   Solar panels generate electricity from sunlight.

   Burning coal generates a lot of heat.

   Similarproduce, make, create, release

   Oppositeconsume, absorb

3. 3
   verbintransitive

   To come into being or happen on its own.

   Like bubbles that form by themselves in boiling water.

   Static electricity generates as you rub a balloon on your hair.

   New ideas often generate during quiet moments.

   Similararise, emerge, develop, build

   Oppositedissipate, subside

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To make a shape by moving a line or curve through space.

   Like waving a sparkler in a circle to trace a glowing ring.

   Spinning a curve around a line will generate a smooth surface.

   The computer generates a 3D shape from the flat drawing.

   Similarform, produce, describe, trace

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To produce a child or young animal.

   Like a parent bringing a child into the world.

   The farmer hoped his prize bull would generate strong calves.

   Ancient rulers were expected to generate heirs to continue the family line.

   Similarbeget, father, sire, produce, breed

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