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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Higher jet fuel prices make it difficult for airlines to generate profits, according to analysts.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Space programmes that cannot generate genuine, unscripted human emotion do not survive long.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"Dietary strategies won't generate antibiotic resistance in the same way a drug might," Hsiao said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

It is to get my body ready to generate force.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I lay flat in bed like a corpse, unable to generate the energy to toss and turn.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly