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generate v. [
bring forth] bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
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generate v. [
render, yield, return, give] give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
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generate v. produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
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generate v. [
beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, bring forth] make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
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