to generate
- verb
- /ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/
- Can a computer program generate truly random numbers?
- generate ideas
- generate questions
- generate interest
It's evidence the universe is generating new things.
- It's evidence the universe is generating new things.
- And how do you generate them without getting lost?
- It's a neural network that can generate language pretty well.
- We made some sales, generated tons of leads to that, right?
- Can a computer program generate truly random numbers?
- What they do is they generate their own sounds.
- So could we then generate something from condensation?
- I say that your mind can generate huge positive effects.
- And again, that appreciation of it can generate more good.
- We in fact know what service interactions will generate levels of spending.
- The problem with snapshots is that it can generate false correlations.
- They do all this work to start generating money.
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OK, so how do you generate new ideas for content?
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All smart entrepreneurs want to generate some surplus.
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What they do is they generate their own sounds.
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And this is a great way to generate value and wealth.
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And again, that appreciation of it can generate more good.
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The video promised that the VCMS would generate income for years.
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We've got to build on our momentum and generate more hits.
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China's failure to fulfill its commitments generated new waves of conflict with other countries.
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Our total payout model can be used to generate forecasts of equity returns.
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Can a computer program generate truly random numbers?
Synonyms
To cause something to happen or be in a certain state
To cause a result, feeling, or change
To make something new that does not exist yet
To make something, often in large amounts for sale
To create something new like an idea or product
To produce something, often a profit or result
Help to cause something to happen
Make a profit from an investment or business
Make something happen
To produce or show something new for others to use
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
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.