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   generate

   /ˈdʒɛnəreɪt/

   verb

   • 1. produce or create: "changes which are likely to generate controversy" Similar causegive rise tolead toresult inbring aboutbring into beingcreatemakeproduceinitiateengenderspawnsow the seeds ofoccasioneffectoriginatebring to passbring onprecipitatepromptprovokekindletriggerspark offtouch offstir upwhip upinduceinspirepromotefosterconjureliterary:begetenkindlerare:effectuateOpposite destroy
   • ▪ produce (energy, especially electricity).
   • ▪ produce (a set or sequence of items) by performing specified mathematical or logical operations on an initial set.
   • ▪ produce (a sentence or other unit, especially a well-formed one) by the application of a finite set of rules to lexical or other linguistic input.
   • ▪ form (a line, surface, or solid) by notionally moving a point, line, or surface.

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘beget, procreate’): from Latin generat- ‘created’, from the verb generare, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. generable adjective

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   What does generate mean in linguistics?

   • Linguistics. to produce or specify (a grammatical sentence or other construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar. , gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing.

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   What does generating a form of energy mean?

   • To generate a form of energy or power means to produce it. The estate uses solar panels and wind turbines to generate power. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. a. b. 4. Geometry

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   What is generate verb?

   • Definition of generate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary generate something to produce energy, especially electricity The wind turbines are used to generate electricity. Living cells generate energy from food. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

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   1. : to bring into existence: such as. a. : procreate, beget. b. : to create by means of a defined process : produce. generate electricity. generating profits/growth. images generated by a computer. 2. : to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) These stories … generate a good deal of psychological suspense … Atlantic. 3.

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   GENERATE definition: 1. to cause something to exist: 2. to produce energy in a particular form: 3. to cause something…. Learn more.

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   Generate definition: to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.. See examples of GENERATE used in a sentence.

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   GENERATE meaning: 1. to cause something to exist: 2. to produce energy in a particular form: 3. to cause something…. Learn more.

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   Generate means produce or create. A good stock pick might generate cash, and a good idea might generate the basis for an Oscar-winning film.

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   to produce or bring into being; create. 2. (also intr) to produce ( electricity ), esp in a power station. 3. to produce (a substance) by a chemical process. 4. mathematics, linguistics. to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set) these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English.

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   generate something (computing) to produce a set or sequence of data by taking an initial set of data and applying a mathematical or logical process to it.