Generate
11generate — verb ADVERB ▪ quickly ▪ automatically, spontaneously ▪ People used to believe that dirt spontaneously generated disease. ▪ randomly ▪ a sequence of r …
12generate — verb (T) 1 to produce or create something: a useful technique for generating new ideas | The program would generate a lot of new jobs. | generate sales/profits/income etc: What sales volume would be required to generate an income of $96,000? 2… …
13generate — gen|e|rate W2 [ˈdʒenəreıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of generare to produce children , from genus; GENUS] 1.) to produce or cause something = ↑create ▪ a useful technique for generating new ideas ▪ The program… …
14generate — [[t]ʤe̱nəreɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ generates, generating, generated 1) VERB To generate something means to cause it to begin and develop. [V n] The Employment Minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. [V ed] ...the excitement generated by the… …
15generate — {<charset c=U><HR> } 01. A lot of the electricity [generated] in British Columbia comes from hydro electric dams. 02. The government s proposed legislation has [generated] a great deal of discussion. 03. It is hoped that the new… …
16generate */*/*/ — UK [ˈdʒenəreɪt] / US [ˈdʒenəˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms generate : present tense I/you/we/they generate he/she/it generates present participle generating past tense generated past participle generated 1) to make money The business is not… …
17generate — gen•er•ate [[t]ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing 1) to bring into existence; originate; produce: to generate ideas[/ex] 2) to create by a natural or chemical process: to generate heat[/ex] 3) to be a source or cause of; inspire: to generate… …
18generate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin generatus, past participle of generare, from gener , genus descent, birth more at kin Date: 1509 1. to bring into existence: as a. procreate, beget b. to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical… …
19generate — verb 1) moves to generate extra business Syn: cause, give rise to, lead to, result in, bring about, create, make, produce, engender, spawn, precipitate, prompt, provoke, trigger, spark off, stir up, induce …
20generate — 1. To produce. 2. To procreate. [L. genero, pp. atus, to beget] * * * gen·er·ate jen ə .rāt vb, at·ed; at·ing vt to bring into existence esp PROCREATE <generate innumerable offspring> vi to produce offspring: PROP …
