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1. (v.t.) generate
to bring into existence; originate; produce:
to generate ideas.
2. generate
to create by a natural or chemical process:
to generate heat.
3. generate
to be a source or cause of; inspire:
to generate enthusiasm.
4. generate
to reproduce; procreate.
5. generate
Math.
6. generate
to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.
7. generate
to act as base for all the elements of a given set:
The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.
8. generate
to produce or specify (a grammatical construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar.
9. (v.i.) generate
to reproduce; propagate.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L generātus, ptp. of generāre to beget, produce, der. of
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| Definition of 'generate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) generate, bring forth
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"
2. (verb) render, yield, return, give, 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"
3. (verb) generate
produce (energy)
"We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
4. (verb) beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
make children
"Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
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1. (verb) generate
to make or produce
Sunlight can be used to generate electricity.; Here are ten ways you can generate money.
2. generate
to cause or be the reason for
His latest novel has generated a lot of interest.
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| Definition of 'generate' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) generate
to beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species
2. (verb) generate
to cause to be; to bring into life
3. (verb) generate
to originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause
4. (verb) generate
to trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order
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| Definitions of 'generate' |
The New Hacker's Dictionary |
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1. generate
To produce something according to an algorithm or program or set of
rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of the execution of an
algorithm or program. The opposite of parse. This
term retains its mechanistic connotations (though often humorously) when
used of human behavior. “The guy is rational most of the time, but
mention nuclear energy around him and he'll generate
infinite flamage.”
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Sense: to cause or produce
This machine generates electricity; His suggestions generated a lot of ill-feeling.
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 Afrikaans: genereer |
 Arabic: يُولِّد، يُنْتِج |
 Bulgarian: произвеждам |
 Brazilian: gerar |
 Czech: vyrábět; způsobit |
 German: erzeugen |
 Danish: producere; skabe; generer |
 Greek: παράγω, προκαλώ |
 Spanish: generar, producir, causar |
 Estonian: tekitama |
 Farsi: تولید کردن؛ ایجاد کردن |
 Finnish: luoda |
 French: produire, susciter |
 Hebrew: ליצור |
 Hindi: सृजन करना |
 Croatian: uzrokovati, potaknuti |
 Hungarian: előállít |
 Indonesian: menghasilkan |
 Icelandic: framleiða, leiða af sér |
 Italian: generare |
 Japanese: 発生させる |
 Korean: 발생시키다 |
 Lithuanian: gaminti, sukelti |
 Latvian: radīt; izraisīt; ražot |
 Malay: menjana |
 Dutch: produceren |
 Norwegian: produsere, frambringe, av |
 Polish: wytworzyć |
 Persian: تولید کردن؛ ایجاد کردن |
 Pashto: زيږ ول، تو ليدول |
 Portuguese: produzir |
 Romanian: a produce, a suscita |
 Russian: производить; порождать |
 Slovak: vyrobiť; vytvoriť, vyvolá |
 Slovenian: proizvajati; povzročiti |
 Serbian: generisati |
 Swedish: alstra, generera, framkal |
 Thai: สร้างขึ้น |
 Turkish: üretmek |
 Taiwanese: 產生 |
 Ukrainian: створювати; викликати |
 Urdu: تخلیق کرنا ، وجود میں لان |
 Vietnamese: tạo ra; phát ra |
 Chinese: 产生 |
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