generate
[verb]
Synonyms: produce, breed, cause, create, engender, give rise to, make, propagate

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Contrasted words: demolish, destroy, extinguish, ruin, degenerate, deteriorate, impair, worsen
Related Idioms: bring to pass, give birth to, give rise to
Related Words: bring about, effect, impose, occasion, introduce, cause, found, inaugurate, institute, set up, develop, induce, whip (up), accomplish, achieve, perform

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English Thesaurus: make, produce, create, manufacture, mass-produce, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

gen‧e‧rate S3 W2 AC /ˈdʒenəreɪt/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: generate; noun: generator; adverb: generatively; adjective: generative]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: past participle of generare 'to produce children', from genus; ⇒ genus]

1. to produce or cause something Synonym : create:
a useful technique for generating new ideas
The program would generate a lot of new jobs.
generate revenue/profits/income etc
Tourism generates income for local communities.
generate excitement/interest/support etc
The project generated enormous interest.

2. to produce heat, electricity, or another form of energy:
Wind turbines generate electricity for the local community.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

generate
verb
ADV. quickly | automatically, spontaneously People used to believe that dirt spontaneously generated disease.
randomly a sequence of randomly generated fractions
externally, internally internally generated revenue
locally
VERB + GENERATE help (to) the opportunity to help generate ideas
be used to The wind turbines are used to generate electricity.
be expected to, be likely to The lottery is expected to generate substantial funds for charities.
PREP. from Living cells generate energy from food. profits generated from the company's activities

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory:
Diane makes all her own clothes.
My camera was made in China.
produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process:
The factory produces high-quality steel.
Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.
The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
create to make something new and original:
Tarantino created a whole new style of films.
Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.
Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.
This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories:
The company manufactures aircraft parts.
mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory:
They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
develop to design and make something new over a period of time:
In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.
The company is developing new anti-virus software.
form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction:
Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
The research will help us understand how planets are formed.
generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power:
Wind can be used to generate electricity.
brand the name of a type of product made by a company, especially one that you use every day such as food or cleaning products:
a survey to find out which brand of toothpaste people prefer
advertising for a well-known brand of cigarettes
model one particular type or design of a vehicle, machine etc:
The new models are much faster.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory:
Diane makes all her own clothes.
My camera was made in China.
produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process:
The factory produces high-quality steel.
Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.
The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
create to make something new and original:
Tarantino created a whole new style of films.
Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.
Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.
This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories:
The company manufactures aircraft parts.
mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory:
They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
develop to design and make something new over a period of time:
In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.
The company is developing new anti-virus software.
form to make something as the result of a natural process or chemical reaction:
Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
The research will help us understand how planets are formed.
generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power:
Wind can be used to generate electricity.
organic produce (=produced without artificial chemicals)
There is increased demand for organic produce.
agricultural/farm produce
The government bought surplus agricultural produce from farmers.
garden produce
She had filled a basket with her garden produce.
local produce
Local produce is used wherever possible.
fresh produce
Wash all fresh produce before use.
dairy produce British English (=milk, butter, cheese etc)
Vitamin A can also be obtained from dairy produce and eggs.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

type/kind/sort one member of a group of people or things that have similar features or qualities. Type is the usual word to use in scientific or technical contexts. In everyday English, people usually use kind or sort:
What type of fish is this?
There are two main personality types.
kind a type of person or thing. Kind is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday English:
What kind of food do you like?
There were all kinds of people there.
The study is the first of its kind in Ireland.
sort especially British English a type of person or thing. Sort is less formal than type, and is used especially in everyday British English:
What sort of person is she?
I like all sorts of music.
form one type of something from all the ones that are possible – used especially when things have different physical characteristics, or in certain fixed phrases:
There are many forms of heart disease.
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer.
The first primitive life forms consumed various materials, including hydrogen sulfide, and released oxygen.
In those days, horses were the commonest form of transport.
We need to use alternative forms of energy.
a popular form of entertainment
variety a type that is slightly different from others in the same group:
The French make many varieties of cheese.
This is a new variety of apple.
species a type of plant or animal, which can breed together to produce plants or animals of the same type:
These forests contain many species of trees.
The giant panda is an endangered species.
of a ... nature formal used when talking about a particular type of thing:
Many people find it embarrassing to discuss problems of a sexual nature.
Minor incidents of this nature normally occur about once a month.
category a group of people or things that are all of the same type – used when there is a clear system for deciding which group something belongs to:
The three major categories of rock are: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
She won the best actress category at the Oscars.
brand used when talking about the particular way that someone does something or thinks about something, when this is very different from that of other people:
She has her own special brand of humour.
He has called for a more positive brand of politics.
genre formal a type of art, music, literature etc. that has a particular style or feature:
He has written novels in several genres, most notably science fiction.
make used about things you make yourself, or things that are made in a factory:
Diane makes all her own clothes.
My camera was made in China.
produce to make something in large quantities to be sold, or to make something as the result of a natural process:
The factory produces high-quality steel.
Japan produces some of the most advanced mobile phones.
The pancreas is a gland in your body which produces hormones.
create to make something new and original:
Tarantino created a whole new style of films.
Many companies invest a lot of money in creating new products.
Potter was famous for creating characters such as ‘Peter Rabbit’.
This technique is used to create images of beautiful forests.
manufacture to make machines, cars, equipment etc in factories:
The company manufactures aircraft parts.
mass-produce to make very large quantities of something in a factory:
They developed a way to mass-produce the drug.
develop to design and make something new over a period of time:
In 1962, Enders developed an effective vaccine against measles.
The company is developing new anti-virus software.
generate to make something such as heat, electricity, or power:
Wind can be used to generate electricity.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲