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Etymology[]
From Latin generātus, perfect passive participle of generō (“‘beget, procreate, produce’”) < genus (“‘a kind, race, family’”); see genus.
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to Generate (third-person singular simple present generat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle -)
- (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
- The discussion generated an uproar.
- (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
- Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.
- (transitive) To procreate, beget.
- They generated many offspring.
- (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
- Rotating a circle generates a sphere.
Related terms[]
- genus
- generation
- generic
- general
- degenerate
Translations[]
to bring into being
to produce as a result of a chemical or physical process
to procreate, beget
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mathematics: to form a figure
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External links[]
- Generate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Generate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams[]
- aeeegnrt, green tea, teenager, teen-ager
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Verb[]
generate
- second-person plural present tense of generare
- second-person plural present subjunctive of generare
- second-person plural imperative of generare
- feminine plural past participle of generare
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- aeeegnrt, argentee, reagente
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- vocative masculine singular of generātus
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