verb
generate
JEHN-uh-rayt
verb
1
To produce or create something, especially as an effect or output.
"Solar panels generate electricity from sunlight."
"The announcement generated a lot of excitement online."
2
To produce something as a result of a chemical, physical, or computational process.
"The software can generate a report automatically."
How to Use Generate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo make or produce something, often as an output of a process.
Common pairings
generate income
generate electricity
generate interest
generate a report
Word Forms
generated past tense, generates singular
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Etymology
From Latin generare ("to beget, produce"), from genus ("kind, race").