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How to pronounce generate in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms beget, bring forth, engender, father, get, mother, sire
Type of make, create
Derivation generative, generation
Type Words
Synonyms bring forth
Type of make, create
Has types bring on, liberate, come up, free, induce, release, develop
Derivation generation, generator, generative


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.
Type Words
Synonyms give, render, return, yield
Type of create, make, produce
Verb group yield, establish, give
Derivation generation
Type Words
Type of make, produce, create
Has types fire
Derivation generation, generative, generator


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

Examples of generate

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These are the savvy users that generate little or no revenue for Google already.
From the techcrunch.com
KenGen operates two sites with the ability to generate a combined 160 megawatts.
From the bloomberg.com
As a result, HealthSouth is expected to generate $650 million in cash this year.
From the businessweek.com
It is also to generate a continuous sense of excitement about movies themselves.
From the online.wsj.com
Abbott has said Meridia will generate $100 million this year in worldwide sales.
From the dailyherald.com
It's precisely such an approach that would generate the diversity that you seek.
From the forbes.com
The Focus and Fiesta have get high mileage, but they don't generate the profits.
From the forbes.com
The old thinking of hiring salespeople to generate demand is a false assumption.
From the forbes.com
The pressure is too great, and the hype factor they generate always blows it up.
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More examples
  • 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"
  • Render: 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"
  • Produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
  • Beget: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
  • (generation) coevals: all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
  • (generation) group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
  • Generate may refer to: * Create
  • (A Generation) A Generation (Pokolenie) is a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda. It is based on the novel Pokolenie by Bohdan Czeszko, who also wrote the script, and it was Wajda's first film and the opening installment of what became his Three War Films trilogy set in the Second World ...
  • (Generation (1960s TV series)) Generation was a Canadian current affairs television series which aired on CBC Television in 1965.