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definition: to bring into being or to produce. The human body generates heat. synonyms: breed, create, hatch, make, originate, produce. similar words: account, conceive, develop, found, launch, provoke, start, yield. related words: bear, breed, bring, create, determine, form, grow, institute, make, originate, pick.
to cause; make (something) happen. Poor planning creates problems. synonyms: bring about, make. similar words: generate, produce. related words: bear, bring, build, cause, construct, determine, do, effect, fix, form, found, institute, introduce, lay, make up, manufacture, produce, set, shape, tool.
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transitive verb. inflections: generates, generating, generated. definition 1: to cause to be brought into being. The human body generates heat. The farm uses a windmill to generate its own electricity. The news generated a great deal of excitement. Establishment of the factory will generate more jobs in the area.
verb. ˈje-nə-ˌrāt. Definition of generate. as in to create. to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. create. cause. bring. produce. prompt. do. induce. yield. spawn. work. invoke. make. effectuate. catalyze. effect.
to cause something to exist: to generate income / profit. This film has generated a lot of interest. generate verb [T] (ENERGY) B2. to produce energy: Many countries use nuclear fuels to generate electricity. (Definition of generate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of generate.
definition 1: a machine or device that produces electricity or other energy. The hospital has its own generator so that it will have electricity even during a blackout.
