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generate

/'dʒɛnə,reɪt/

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verb
make (offspring) by reproduction
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beget bring forth engender father get mother sire

type of:
make create
verb
bring into existence
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"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"

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bring forth

type of:
make create
verb
give or supply
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give render return yield

type of:
create make produce
verb
produce (energy)
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"We can't generate enough power for the entire city" "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

type of:
make produce create

Examples of generate

"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"
"We can't generate enough power for the entire city"
"The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"