Dictionary Entry

generate

generate is a 8-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

1transitive verb
To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
2transitive verb
To cause to be; to bring into life.
3transitive verb
To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause.
4transitive verb
To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
5verb
make children
"Abraham begot Isaac"
"Men often father children but don't recognize them"
Synonyms
beget engender father get mother sire
6verb
bring into existence
"The new manager generated a lot of problems"
"The computer bug generated chaos in the office"
7verb
produce (energy)
"We can't generate enough power for the entire city"
"The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
8verb
give or supply
"The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"
"This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"
Synonyms
give render return yield

Synonyms

beget engender father get mother sire give render return yield

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in generate:

renegate teenager

Common word forms

generated generater generates generating

Words from these letters

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