generate

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.əɹ.eɪt/
• (America) IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/

Verb

generate (generates, present participle generating; past and past participle generated)

1. (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.

   The discussion generated an uproar.

2. (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.

   Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.

3. (transitive) To procreate, beget.

   They generated many offspring.

4. (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.

   Rotating a circle generates a sphere.

5. (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
   • 1883, Thomas Hardy, The Three Strangers

     Mrs. Fennel, seeing the steam begin to generate on the countenances of her guests, crossed over and touched the fiddler's elbow and put her hand on the serpent's mouth.

Synonyms

• (to bring into being) create, spawn

Antonyms

• (to bring into being) annihilate, degenerate, extinguish
• (to produce as a result of a chemical or physical process) erase

Translations

• French: générer
• German: generieren
• Portuguese: gerar
• Russian: порожда́ть
• Spanish: generar

Translations

• French: générer
• Portuguese: gerar
• Russian: генери́ровать
• Spanish: generar, producir

Translations

• French: engendrer
• Portuguese: procriar
• Russian: порожда́ть
• Spanish: procrear

Translations

• French: engendrer
• Russian: образо́вывать

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