generate

present (v1)

generate

past (v2)

generated

past participle (v3)

generated

present participle

generating

3rd person singular

generates

1. 1.To bring into being; give rise to.

   • The Ecclesiastical Commission was generated by Sir Robert Peel and bore the marks of Peel’s personality; bureaucratic, capable and cold.
   • The discussion generated an uproar.
   • “If I can generate a book in a day, and you need six months to write a book, who’s going to win the race?” she said.

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

   • Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.

3. 3.To procreate, beget.

4. 4.To form a figure from a curve or solid.

   • Rotating a circle generates a sphere.

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