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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary gen·er·ate (-at·ed ; -at·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin generatus, past participle of generare, from gener-, genus descent, birth — more at kin DATE 1509 1. to bring into existence: as a. procreate , beget b. to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : produce generate electricity 2. to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) these stories…generate a good deal of psychological suspense — Atlantic 3. to define or originate (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations; especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or trace out (as a surface) by a moving curve Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ generate gen·er·ate / 5dVenEreit / verb[VN] to produce or create sth 产生；引起: to generate electricity / heat / power 发电；产生热/动力 to generate income / profit 产生收益/利润 We need someone to generate new ideas. 我们需要有人出新主意。 The proposal has generated a lot of interest. 这项建议引起众多的关注。 ⇨ note at make Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of 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 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to bring into existence FF1C;generate new businessFF1E; Synonyms: create, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn Related Words: bring about, effect, impose, occasion; introduce; cause; found, inaugurate, institute, set up; develop, induce, whip (up) Idioms: bring to pass, give birth to, give rise to Contrasted Words: demolish, destroy, extinguish, ruin; degenerate, deteriorate, impair, worsen 2 Synonyms: PROCREATE 1, bear, beget, breed, multiply, produce, propagate, reproduce 3 to be the cause or source of something immaterial FF1C;actions that generated a good deal of suspicionFF1E; Synonyms: breed, cause, engender, get up, hatch, induce, muster (up), occasion, produce, provoke, work up Related Words: accomplish, achieve, perform Idioms: give birth to, give rise to Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged gen·er·ate I. \ˈjenəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin generatus, past participle of generare to beget, create, from gener-, genus birth, race, class, kind — more at kin transitive verb 1. : to cause to be : bring into existence; especially : procreate < generate innumerable offspring > 2. : to originate (something material) by a physical or chemical process : produce < would generate a tremendous amount of electricity — Collier's Year Book > < mountain ranges … should generate more heat than low-lying plains — A.E.Benfield > 3. : to define (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations to given quantities < a mathematical group consisting of the powers of one element A is said to be generated by A > < a set of phrase structure rewriting rules that generate underlying sentence structures — P.S.Rosenbaum > especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or (as a surface) by a moving curve — see cycloid illustration4. : to form (gear teeth or screw threads) with theoretical accuracy 5. : to be the cause of (a state of mind, an action, or something immaterial or intangible) < forces generating interracial conflict > < these stories … generate a good deal of psychological suspense — Atlantic > < generates mistaken opinions, wrong attitudes — H.A.Overstreet > intransitive verb 1. : to produce offspring : propagate 2. : to come into existence : originate , arise II. \ˈjen(ə)rə̇t\ adjective Etymology: Latin generatus : generated |
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