generates

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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generates

A microcomb generates an extremely precise set of light frequencies arranged somewhat like the colors in a rainbow, although the light itself is invisible to the human eye.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

Investor B is 78, built a nest egg they cannot afford to lose, and is living off the income it generates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Cernavoda plant, which usually generates a fifth of Romania's electricity, has been shut down just once before, in 2003, due to drought.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

Take Chase Koch, whose father, Charles, has long served as chairman of Koch, Inc., a conglomerate that generates more than $125 billion in annual revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"The goddess of passion would be a more accurate term, and what generates more passion than love and war?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda