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

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Google-parent Alphabet and Facebook-parent Meta Platforms are expected to generate a combined $334 billion in cash from operations this year, according to consensus estimates from FactSet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Just as robots can misplace blocks, chatbots can generate false or misleading outputs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

It had three holes across the top, and I covered the third one to generate the 2600-hertz tone that had made this whistle famous in the annals of hacker history.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

generate

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