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(dʒenəreɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense generates, present participle generating, past tense, past participle generated

1. verb

To generate something means to cause it to begin and develop.

The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. [VERB noun]

...the passion and emotion generated by football. [VERB-ed]

Synonyms: produce, create, make, form More Synonyms of generate

2. verb

To generate a form of energy or power means to produce it.

The estate uses solar panels and wind turbines to generate power. [VERB noun]

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generate in British English

(ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt)

verb (mainly tr)

to produce or bring into being; create

2. (also intr)

to produce (electricity), esp in a power station

to produce (a substance) by a chemical process

4. mathematics, linguistics

to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set)

these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English

5. geometry

to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way

circular motion of a line generates a cylinder

Word origin

C16: from Latin generāre to beget, from genus kind

generate in American English

(ˈdʒɛnərˌeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgenerˌated or ˈgenerˌating

to produce (offspring); beget; procreate

to bring into being; cause to be

to generate hope

to originate or produce by a physical, chemical, mechanical, electronic, or mathematical process

to generate electricity, software that generates graphs

to produce in great quantities

an office that generates a lot of paperwork

4. Geometry

to trace out or form ( a curve, plane, or figure) by the motion of a point, line, or plane

Word origin

< L generatus, pp. of generare, to beget, produce < genus (gen. generis): see genus

generate in Electrical Engineering

(dʒɛnəreɪt)

Word forms: (present) generates, (past) generated, (perfect) generated, (progressive) generating

verb

(Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Generation)

If a system generates electricity, it produces it, especially in a power station.

The utility company will generate, transmit, and distribute supplies of electric energy to a specified area not beingserviced by another utility.

The network generates electricity in power stations and then distributes it to the end user through a networkof overhead and underground lines.

If a system generates electricity, it produces it, especially in a power station.

generation, generator

Examples of 'generate' in a sentence
generate

Those labels in a holding pattern failed to generate excitement.It generates enough goodwill to heal rifts and start tricky relationships afresh.Brain scans showed the neurons generating dread lie within the same area that produces pain.

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British English: generate VERB

To generate something means to cause it to begin and develop.

The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.

American English: generate
Brazilian Portuguese: gerar
Chinese: 造成
European Spanish: generar
French: créer
German: erzeugen
Italian: creare
Japanese: 生ずる
Korean: 발생시키다
European Portuguese: gerar
Latin American Spanish: generar

Chinese translation of 'generate'

generate

(ˈdʒɛnəreɪt)

vt

[power, electricity] 产(產)生 (chǎnshēng)
1. [income, profits, jobs] 创(創)造 (chuàngzào)
2. [interest] 引起 (yǐnqǐ)

1 (verb) in the sense of produce

Definition

to produce or create

The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.

Synonyms

produce

Cooking with spices produces a wonderful smell.

create

He's creating a whole new language of painting.

make

The crash made a noise like a building coming down.

form

The bowl was formed out of clay.

cause

I don't want to cause any trouble.

initiate

They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics.

bring about

originate

No-one knows who originated this story.

give rise to

engender

Insults engender hatred against those who indulge in them.

whip up

Opposites

end

destroy

crush

terminate

extinguish

annihilate

2 (verb) in the sense of breed

Synonyms

breed

If they are overlooked, it's bound to breed resentment.

spawn

His novels spawned both movies and television shows.

propagate

Tomatoes rot in order to transmit their seed and propagate the species.

beget

He wanted to beget an heir.

procreate (formal)

Most people feel a biological need to procreate.

Opposites

kill

Additional synonyms

in the sense of beget

Definition

to father

He wanted to beget an heir.

Synonyms

father,

breed,

generate,

sire,

get,

propagate,

procreate (formal)

in the sense of cause

Definition

to be the cause of

I don't want to cause any trouble.

Synonyms

produce,

begin,

create,

effect,

lead to,

occasion (formal),

result in,

generate,

provoke,

compel,

motivate,

induce,

bring about,

give rise to,

precipitate,

incite,

engender

in the sense of create

Definition

to cause to come into existence

He's creating a whole new language of painting.

Synonyms

make,

form,

produce,

develop,

design,

generate,

invent,

coin,

compose,

devise,

initiate,

hatch,

originate,

formulate,

give birth to,

spawn,

dream up (informal),

concoct,

beget,

give life to,

bring into being or existence

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单词	generate
释义	Trends of generate View usage for: generate (dʒenəreɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense generates, present participle generating, past tense, past participle generated 1. verb To generate something means to cause it to begin and develop. The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. [VERB noun] ...the passion and emotion generated by football. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: produce, create, make, form More Synonyms of generate 2. verb To generate a form of energy or power means to produce it. The estate uses solar panels and wind turbines to generate power. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of generate generate in British English (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt) verb (mainly tr) 1. to produce or bring into being; create 2. (also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station 3. to produce (a substance) by a chemical process 4. mathematics, linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set) these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English 5. geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way circular motion of a line generates a cylinder Word origin C16: from Latin generāre to beget, from genus kind generate in American English (ˈdʒɛnərˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgenerˌated or ˈgenerˌating 1. to produce (offspring); beget; procreate 2. to bring into being; cause to be to generate hope 3. a. to originate or produce by a physical, chemical, mechanical, electronic, or mathematical process to generate electricity, software that generates graphs b. to produce in great quantities an office that generates a lot of paperwork 4. Geometry to trace out or form ( a curve, plane, or figure) by the motion of a point, line, or plane Word origin < L generatus, pp. of generare, to beget, produce < genus (gen. generis): see genus generate in Electrical Engineering (dʒɛnəreɪt) Word forms: (present) generates, (past) generated, (perfect) generated, (progressive) generating verb (Electrical engineering: Electrical power, Generation) If a system generates electricity, it produces it, especially in a power station. The utility company will generate, transmit, and distribute supplies of electric energy to a specified area not beingserviced by another utility. The network generates electricity in power stations and then distributes it to the end user through a networkof overhead and underground lines. If a system generates electricity, it produces it, especially in a power station. generation, generator Examples of 'generate' in a sentence generate Those labels in a holding pattern failed to generate excitement. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It generates enough goodwill to heal rifts and start tricky relationships afresh. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Brain scans showed the neurons generating dread lie within the same area that produces pain. The Sun (2006) In other languages generate British English: generate VERB To generate something means to cause it to begin and develop. The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. American English: generate Brazilian Portuguese: gerar Chinese: 造成 European Spanish: generar French: créer German: erzeugen Italian: creare Japanese: 生ずる Korean: 발생시키다 European Portuguese: gerar Latin American Spanish: generar Chinese translation of 'generate' generate (ˈdʒɛnəreɪt) vt [power, electricity] 产(產)生 (chǎnshēng) [income, profits, jobs] 创(創)造 (chuàngzào) [interest] 引起 (yǐnqǐ) 1 (verb) in the sense of produce Definition to produce or create The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. Synonyms produce Cooking with spices produces a wonderful smell. create He's creating a whole new language of painting. make The crash made a noise like a building coming down. form The bowl was formed out of clay. cause I don't want to cause any trouble. initiate They wanted to initiate a discussion on economics. bring about originate No-one knows who originated this story. give rise to engender Insults engender hatred against those who indulge in them. whip up Opposites end , destroy , crush , terminate , extinguish , annihilate 2 (verb) in the sense of breed Synonyms breed If they are overlooked, it's bound to breed resentment. spawn His novels spawned both movies and television shows. propagate Tomatoes rot in order to transmit their seed and propagate the species. beget He wanted to beget an heir. procreate (formal) Most people feel a biological need to procreate. Opposites kill Additional synonyms in the sense of beget Definition to father He wanted to beget an heir. Synonyms father, breed, generate, sire, get, propagate, procreate (formal) in the sense of cause Definition to be the cause of I don't want to cause any trouble. Synonyms produce, begin, create, effect, lead to, occasion (formal), result in, generate, provoke, compel, motivate, induce, bring about, give rise to, precipitate, incite, engender in the sense of create Definition to cause to come into existence He's creating a whole new language of painting. Synonyms make, form, produce, develop, design, generate, invent, coin, compose, devise, initiate, hatch, originate, formulate, give birth to, spawn, dream up (informal), concoct, beget, give life to, bring into being or existence Synonyms of 'generate' generate Explore 'generate' in the dictionary
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