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Grammar : Verb
Spell : jen-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt

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Définition of generate

Origin :
  • c.1500, "to beget" (offspring), a back-formation from generation or else from Latin generatus, past participle of generare "to beget, produce" (see generation); originally "to beget;" in reference to natural forces, conditions, substances, etc., attested from 1560s. Related: Generated; generating.
  • verb produce, create
Example sentences :
  • Nothing had yet occurred to generate in me any fear before the face of man.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • When we give in or conform to this seduction we generate Sin.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of the Soul » by Lilian Staveley
  • Arthritis and gout have been known to generate criminality in the descendants.
  • Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
  • They are built on planets and generate tremendous amounts of power.
  • Extract from : « The Repairman » by Harry Harrison
  • Just what kind of turns with what around what did you make to generate a psi force?
  • Extract from : « Sense from Thought Divide » by Mark Irvin Clifton
  • What power source do you use—how do you generate your power?
  • Extract from : « Invaders from the Infinite » by John Wood Campbell
  • The teacher must not only present ideas; he must generate power.
  • Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
  • What intense activity it must generate in the Aether near its surface!
  • Extract from : « Aether and Gravitation » by William George Hooper
  • But what about a boiler, sir, in which to generate the steam?
  • Extract from : « Dick Leslie's Luck » by Harry Collingwood
  • It's just as easy to write the statements to generate the rest of the report!
  • Extract from : « IBM 1401 Programming Systems » by Anonymous

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