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generate
What does generate mean?
generate (verb): to bring into being; give rise to.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use generate in a sentence?
- The new manager generated a lot of problems. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The computer bug generated chaos in the office. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- The computer generated this image. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce generate?
/ˈdʒɛnəˌɹeɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does generate come from?
From Latin generō (“beget, procreate, produce”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from genus (“a kind, race, family”, gener- in compounds) + -ō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to generate
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “generate”?
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What does “generate” mean?
to fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc
Not quite: that's what miss means.
make a mark or lines on a surface
Not quite: that's what draw means.
to bring into being; give rise to
Right! That's what “generate” means.
have as a part, be made up out of
Not quite: that's what include means.
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