generate

gen-er-ate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To cause or produce something; to bring into existence.

  2. 2.

    To give rise to; to cause as a result.

  3. 3.

    (computing) To produce automatically according to a set of rules.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    generate income/revenue — to produce money
  • •
    generate interest — to create curiosity or attention
  • •
    generate heat/power — to produce energy

Related words

Antonyms: consume, deplete, destroy
See also: cause, create, generation, produce
Synonyms: cause, create, produce, yield

Etymology

From Latin generare ("to beget, produce"), from genus ("birth, race, kind"), from the root gen- ("to produce"). First used in English in the 16th century.