generate
to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
to create by a vital or natural process.
to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider.A good diplomat generates good will.
to reproduce; procreate.
to produce by a chemical process.
Mathematics.
to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.
to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.
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.
to reproduce; propagate.
Origin of generate
1Other words for generate
Other words from generate
- in·ter·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
- non·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
- pre·gen·er·ate, verb (used with object), pre·gen·er·at·ed, pre·gen·er·at·ing.
- un·gen·er·at·ed, adjective
- un·gen·er·at·ing, adjective
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How to use generate in a sentence
These employees play Pymetrics’s games to generate training data.
Auditors are testing hiring algorithms for bias, but there’s no easy fix | Amy Nordrum | February 11, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewBureaucratic roadblocks kept it from ever starting the study, let alone generating new policy ideas from what it found.
Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu | Lisa Halverstadt and Andrew Keatts | February 10, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoWhen the pouch is taken out of its airtight seal and exposed to oxygen, the iron powder causes an exothermic reaction, generating heat.
Best hand warmers: Block the chill during your favorite winter activities | PopSci Commerce Team | February 10, 2021 | Popular-ScienceMany brands try to increase the number of search ad impressions they receive as a method of generating demand and awareness for a brand and its services.
Smart Bidding: Five ways machine learning improves PPC advertising | Gabrielle Sadeh | February 10, 2021 | Search Engine WatchThen, when you enter an airplane or a concert or a restaurant, it generates a QR code for the business to scan.
Why Denmark’s “corona passport” is more of a promise than a plan | Bobbie Johnson | February 10, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
For the Brogpas, transforming into a tourist attraction may offer their community a way to generate much-needed income.
The money that drugs generate is their way to achieve the American Dream in a sort of twisted Scarface-type of fashion.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe whole purpose of the gang is to generate money for its incarcerated leaders.
The Mexican Mafia Is the Daddy of All Street Gangs | Seth Ferranti | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut trying to generate buzz for her single through appropriating Nazi propaganda imagery is not one of them.
Nicki Minaj’s ‘Only’ Lyrics Video Is Like a Loose Adaptation of ‘Mein Kampf’ ft. Drake | Amy Zimmerman | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“I knew it was going to get at least 250,000 views and that that would generate me $18 of ad income [on YouTube],” says Conte.
Viral Video Pioneers: How Pomplamoose is Turning YouTube Stardom Into a Sustainable Profession | Oliver Jones | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe keynote is the oath which, in all ages and in all languages, passion seems to generate with but very little assistance.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian SharmanHaste had driven the blood to her face, and the cool spring air seemed to generate in her the heat of summer.
Country Neighbors | Alice BrownThere are many things which generate belief besides evidence.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillJust what kind of turns with what around what did you make to generate a psi force?
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin CliftonA spirit possessed of any conscious individuality whatever must generate a certain interior force to maintain it.
Beyond | Henry Seward Hubbard
British Dictionary definitions for generate
/ (ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt) /
to produce or bring into being; create
(also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station
to produce (a substance) by a chemical process
maths linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set): these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English
geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way: circular motion of a line generates a cylinder
Origin of generate
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