generate

generate is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒɛn.ər.eɪt/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪt/

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• Hyphenation: gen‧er‧ate

Verb

Plain form generate

Third-person singular generates

Past tense generated

Past participle generated

Present participle generating

Generate is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (transitive) If you generate something, you create it.

   On the hottest summer days, we are unable to generate enough electricity.

   Apple is great at generating interest in their computers and other products.

   They gave away 100 percent of the income generated by their songs.

Synonyms

• make
• produce

Related words

• generation
• generator