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to generate

to generate

537 3.2
To make something that did not exist before
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/
translation icon : generar
  • Can a computer program generate truly random numbers?
  • generate ideas
  • generate questions
  • generate interest

It's evidence the universe is generating new things.

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Examples

  • OK, so how do you generate new ideas for content?

  • All smart entrepreneurs want to generate some surplus.

  • What they do is they generate their own sounds.

  • And this is a great way to generate value and wealth.

  • And again, that appreciation of it can generate more good.

  • The video promised that the VCMS would generate income for years.

  • We've got to build on our momentum and generate more hits.

  • China's failure to fulfill its commitments generated new waves of conflict with other countries.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Our total payout model can be used to generate forecasts of equity returns.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Can a computer program generate truly random numbers?

Synonyms

to make
vsto generate
1.0

To cause something to happen or be in a certain state

highlights generation as the produced outcome of a process
to give
vsto generate
1.0

To cause a result, feeling, or change

sees that supply as the outcome of a process or action
to create
vsto generate
1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

focuses on producing as the outcome of a process
to produce
vsto generate
2.0

To make something, often in large amounts for sale

emphasizes result creation through a process or action
to develop
vsto generate
668 1.8

To create something new like an idea or product

refers instead to the produced result of a process or action
to yield
vsto generate
183 3.6

To produce something, often a profit or result

presents production as a general outcome from a procedure
to make for
vsto generate
119 3.7

Help to cause something to happen

marks the outcome as produced by a process rather than aided
to return
vsto generate
  • Specialized
55 3.6

Make a profit from an investment or business

describes outcome production more broadly, not just financial gain
to give rise
vsto generate
  • Formal
49 3.5

Make something happen

focuses on resulting creation as the product of a process
to bring forth
vsto generate
16 4.1

To produce or show something new for others to use

frames the same activity as the end result of a process

Antonyms

1.0

Damage something so badly that it cannot be used or fixed

502 3.4

Remove or kill something completely so it is gone

How Productive

to spawn
68 5.5
to produce
2.0
to generate
537 3.2
to create
1.0
to make
1.0

Surface Forms

generate infinitive
generated past
generated past participle
generating present participle
generates third person singular

Etymology

Generate comes from the Latin generare, meaning 'to make' or 'bring into being', and the root gen means 'birth' or 'kind', as you can see in gene and gender. So to generate income, interest, or ideas is simply to make them appear or produce them.