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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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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

ProCap Insights will use AI agents to generate hundreds of daily reports for individual investors, without buy/sell recommendations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The service expects to generate $500 million in revenue this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Which means that in the suburbs and exurbs it’s hard to generate the critical mass needed to ignite truly bad behavior.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.