to generate

Examples

• All

• Electricity is generated by burning or using some other kind of energy.

  Collapse (2012)

• Together the two plants will generate more electricity... than the Hoover Dam and the Grand Coulee combined.

  The China Syndrome (1979)

• So that means that high winds generate much more energy.

• You know he has a wood stove that can generate electricity, right?

  Harvard University

• So how do you generate enough force to fuse hydrogen atoms?

  Oppenheimer (2023)

• He couldn't generate enough power for the machine to reach critical mass.

  Fantastic Four (2005)

• Option B is Willow, a smart wooden swing set that generates electricity for your backyard.

• Above the model turbines, a laser generates two sheetlike pulses of light in quick succession.

  Academic text (2008)

• Wind turbines can generate renewable electricity by harnessing the power of the wind.

• Solar panels generate electricity from sunlight, making them a popular choice for clean energy.

Synonyms

C

to create

vsto generate

∞ 1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

focuses on making electrical or other power by physical or chemical means

P

to produce

vsto generate

∞ 2.0

To make something, often in large amounts for sale

is specific to making power by physical or chemical processes

Antonyms

C

to consume

172 3.2

To use up resources until none are left

D

to deplete

13 6.3

To use up almost all of something so little is left

How Powerful

to power

455 3.7

to generate

227 3.5

to drive

458 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology