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generate

ge·ne·rate

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ US/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɹeɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

bring into existence

  • “The new manager generated a lot of problems”
  • “The computer bug generated chaos in the office”
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2.

give or supply

  • “The cow brings in 5 liters of milk”
  • “This year”
  • “;”
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3.

produce (energy)

  • “We can”
  • “;”
4.

make children

  • “Abraham begot Isaac”
  • “Men often father children but don”
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Origin

From Latin generō (“beget, procreate, produce”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from genus (“a kind, race, family”, gener- in compounds) + -ō; see genus. Compare Italian generare, French générer (and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, gender (“engender, breed, copulate”)).

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