generateverb [ T ]
uk/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/us/ˈdʒen.ə.reɪt/generate verb [ T ] (CREATE)
B2 to cause something to exist:
Her latest film has generated a lot of interest/excitement.
The new development will generate 1,500 new jobs.
Selling food will increase the club's ability to generate revenue/income.
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- The proposed tidal barrage would generate enough electricity to supply between 60,000 and 80,000 homes.
- The ecological effects of the factory need to be balanced against the employment it generates.
- The publicity generated by the court case has given a welcome boost to our sales.
- Her latest film has generated a lot of interest.
- Surveyors say the fault line is capable of generating a major earthquake once in a hundred years.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Creating and producing
- bear fruit idiom
- bring
- bring sth out
- churn sth out
- cobble
- craft
- mass-produce
- on the go idiom
- overproduce
- patch
- patch sth together
- phase
- pump
- raise
- rush
- turn sth in
- turn sth out
- uncreative
- unleash
- unproductive
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generate verb [ T ] (MAKE ENERGY)
B2 to produce energy in a particular form:
The wind farm may be able to generate enough electricity/power for 2,000 homes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Creating and producing
- bear fruit idiom
- bring
- bring sth out
- churn sth out
- cobble
- craft
- mass-produce
- on the go idiom
- overproduce
- patch
- patch sth together
- phase
- pump
- raise
- rush
- turn sth in
- turn sth out
- uncreative
- unleash
- unproductive
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