generate

/ˈdʒɛnəˌreɪt/

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Type

Verb

Meaning

  1. To produce energy, electricity, or heat through a mechanical or chemical process.

    • The solar panels generate enough electricity to power the entire school.

    • How much heat does this engine generate during long highway trips?

  2. To cause something to arise, develop, or come into existence.

    • The marketing campaign generated thousands of new leads within its first week.

    • Her controversial proposal did not generate much enthusiasm among the board members.

  3. To produce something automatically using a computer program or algorithm.

    • The software can generate a complete monthly financial report with one click.

    • Have you generated the invoice for our new client yet?

How it's used

This means “produce energy from a source”

  • generate power from the wind

“generate it from that.”

The farm generates power from the wind and the sun.

Collocations

  • generate electricity
  • generate power
  • generate heat
  • generate revenue
  • generate interest
  • generate buzz
  • generate discussion
  • generate a report
  • generate data
  • generate code

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