generate  

Thesaurus for generate

• verb
  • synonyms
    • bring forth, render, yield, return, give, beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, create, make, produce  

Pronunciation of generate: JH EH1 N ER0 EY0 T ('dʒɛnə,reɪt)

Number of syllables of generate: 3

Definition of generate

• (v): make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"  
• (v): bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"  
• (v): produce (energy); "We can''t generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to generate more electricity"  
• (v): 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"  

Examples of generate

• Jubilation has the ability to generate colorful plasma.  
• The ghara is used to generate a resonant hum during vocalization.  
• Microbes can generate carbon compounds.  
• The series helped generate interest in the sport of parachuting.  
• The cells can generate itself easily.  
• The falling stone will generate ripples in the liquid.  
• Generate a handout or step the students through the problem.  
• To generate the first two digits is quite laborious.  
• The scientists generate the report.  
• It helps to generate micro fractures in robust cortical mammalian bone.