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Verb generate has 4 senses
- generate, bring forth - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"
--1 is one way to make, create
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- render, yield, return, give, generate - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
--2 is one way to produce, make, create
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- generate - produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to generate more electricity"
--3 is one way to produce, make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
--4 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
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