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gen·er·ate  (jn-rt)

tr.v. gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing, gen·er·ates

1.

a. To bring into being; give rise to: generate a discussion.

b. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process: generate heat.

2. To engender (offspring); procreate.

3. Mathematics To form (a geometric figure) by describing a curve or surface.

4. Computer Science To produce (a program) by instructing a computer to follow given parameters with a skeleton program.

5. Linguistics To construct (a sentence, for example), as in generative grammar.

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[Latin generre, genert-, to produce, from genus, gener-, birth; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]

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generate [ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt]

vb (mainly tr)

1. to produce or bring into being; create

2. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) (also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station

3. (Chemistry) to produce (a substance) by a chemical process

4. (Linguistics) Maths Linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set) these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English

5. (Mathematics) Geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way circular motion of a line generates a cylinder

[from Latin generāre to beget, from genus kind]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	generate - bring into existence; "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" bring forth create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" come up - bring forth, usually something desirable; "The committee came up with some interesting recommendations" develop - generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone" bring on, induce - cause to arise; "induce a crisis" liberate, release, free - release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
	2.	generate - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" yield, render, give, return produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries" yield, give - cause to happen or be responsible for; "His two singles gave the team the victory" establish, give - bring about; "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
	3.	generate - produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity" produce, create, make - create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
	4.	generate - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" beget, father, sire, engender, mother, bring forth, get create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

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generate

verb produce, create, make, form, cause, initiate, bring about, originate, give rise to, engender, whip up The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs.
produce end, destroy, crush, terminate, extinguish, annihilate

Translations

generate [ˈdʒenəreɪt] VT [+ electricity, heat] → generar; [+ employment, income, wealth, publicity] → generar; [+ interest] → suscitar, generar

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generate [ˈdʒɛnəreɪt] vt

[+ electricity] → produire

(FINANCE) [+ income] → générer; [+ growth] → générer

[jobs] → créer

[+ interest] → susciter

[+ tension] → engendrer

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generate

vt (lit, fig) → erzeugen; heat, fumes also → entwickeln; jobs → schaffen; income → einbringen; interest → wecken; excitement → hervorrufen; (Ling) → generieren

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generate [ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt] vt → generare

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generate [ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt] vt → generare

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generate

v generate [ˈdʒenəreit]

to cause or produce This machine generates electricity; His suggestions generated a lot of ill-feeling. genereer يُولِّد، يُنْتِج произвеждам vyrábět; způsobit producere; skabe; generere erzeugen παράγω, προκαλώ generar, producir, causar, suscitar tekitama تولید کردن؛ ایجاد کردن luoda produire, susciter ליצור सृजन करना uzrokovati, potaknuti előállít menghasilkan framleiða, leiða af sér generare 発生させる 발생시키다 gaminti, sukelti radīt; izraisīt; ražot menjana produceren produsere, frambringe, avle, generere wytworzyć produzir a produce, a suscita производить; порождать vyrobiť; vytvoriť, vyvolávať proizvajati; povzročiti generisati alstra, generera, framkalla, skapa สร้างขึ้น üretmek 產生 створювати; викликати تخلیق کرنا ، وجود میں لانا tạo ra; phát ra 产生

n geneˈration

1 one stage in the descent of a family All three generations – children, parents and grandparents – lived together quite happily. geslag جيل поколение generace generation die Generation γενιά generación põlvkond نسل sukupolvi génération דור पीढ़ी naraštaj, pokoljenje generáció generasi kynslóð generazione 世代 1세대 karta paaudze generasi generatie generasjon, slektledd pokolenie geração generaţie поколение generácia generacija generacija generation ชั่วอายุ; ชั่วคน; รุ่นอายุ; รุ่น nesil, kuşak 家族中的一代 покоління کسی خاص وقت میں موجود یا پیدا ہونے والی پشت thế hệ 家族中的一代

2 people born at about the same time People of my generation all think the same way about this. generasie جيل поколение generace generation die Generation γενιά generación põlvkond نسل ikäluokka génération דור उत्पन्न करना, पैदा करना generacija, istogodišnjaci nemzedék angkatan kynslóð generazione 同世代の人々 같은 시대의 사람들 karta paaudze generasi generatie generasjon pokolenie geração generaţie поколение generácia generacija generacija generation คนรุ่นราวคราวเดียวกัน nesil, kuşak 同世代的人 покоління ایک ہی وقت میں پیدا ہونے والے لوگ thế hệ 同时代的人

n the generation gap

the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people. generasie gaping فَرْق الأجْيال пропаст между поколенията generační rozdíl/propast generationskløft der Generationskonflikt το χάσμα των γενεών brecha entre generaciones, conflicto generacional põlvkondadevaheline lõhe, põlvkondade erinevus اختلاف نسل ها sukupolvien välinen kuilu conflit de générations פער דורות पीढ़ी का अंतर generacijski jaz generációs különbség kesenjangan antargenerasi gap generazionale 世代間の断絶 세대 차이 kartų nesusikalbėjimas paaudžu atšķirības jurang generasi generatiekloof generasjonskløft różnica pokoleń проблема отцов и детей generačný problém prepad med generacijama generacijski jaz generationsklyftan ช่องว่างระหว่างวัย nesil farkı 代溝 конфлікт поколінь نسلی تفاوت ، مختلف پشتوں کے درمیان خیالات اور طرز عمل کا اختلاف khoảng cách thế hệ 代沟

n generator

a machine which produces electricity, gas etc The hospital has an emergency generator. kragopwekker مُوَلِّد генератор generátor generator der Generator γεννήτρια generador generaator ژنراتور generaattori génératrice גנרטור जनक, उत्पादक generator generátor pembangkit tenaga listrik rafall generatore 発電機 발전기 generatorius ģenerators penjana generator dynamo, generator generator gerador generator генератор generátor generator agregat generator เครื่องกำเนิดไฟฟ้า jenaratör 發電機 генератор جنریٹر máy phát điện 发电机