| 单词 | generate |
| 释义 | generate /jen"euh rayt'/, v. , generated, generating. v.t. 1. to bring into existence; cause to be; produce. 2. to create by a vital or natural process. 3. to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider. A good diplomat generates good will. 4. to reproduce; procreate. 5. to produce by a chemical process. 6. Math. a. to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve. b. to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16. 7. Ling. to produce or specify (a grammatical sentence or other construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar. v.i. 8. to reproduce; propagate. [1350-1400; ME < L generatus produced, ptp. of generare to beget; see GENUS] Syn. 1. create, evolve, originate, engender, institute. |
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