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- pronunciation:
- je
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reIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
generates, generating, generated |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be brought into being.
The human body generates heat.The farm uses a windmill to generate its own electricity.The news generated a great deal of excitement.Establishment of the factory will generate more jobs in the area.The lottery generates significant revenue for the state.- synonyms:
- beget, breed, create, engender, hatch, make, originate, procreate, produce, spawn
- similar words:
- account, conceive, develop, effectuate, found, fructify, give rise to, launch, provoke, start, yield
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| definition 2: |
to beget (offspring).
Laboratory mice exposed to the chemicals were no longer capable of generating offspring.- synonyms:
- beget, breed, engender, father, procreate, produce, sire, spawn
- similar words:
- fructify
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| related words: |
bear, breed, bring, create, deliver, determine, form, grow, induce, institute, make, originate, pick, procreate, produce, propagate, send, spawn |
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