generate

[jen-uh-reyt] / ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt /

VERB

produce, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn

STRONG

accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce

WEAK

bring to pass get up give birth to give rise to whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop

STRONG

close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away

WEAK

break

Example Sentences

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“All the revenues we generate, we invest them in the organization of the game, in 211 countries all over the world,” Infantino said last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

This oil-and-water mix seems destined to generate stalemate, or nothing more than platitudes.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

It is lightweight, inexpensive, and its chiral phonons generate their own internal magnetic effects.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Cathy said Wales needed to generate far more of its own energy to tackle climate change and reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

And my face felt oily enough to generate two or three more Olympus Mons-sized pimples.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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