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

1. transitive verb. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
2. transitive verb. To cause to be; to bring into life.
3. transitive verb. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause.
4. transitive verb. To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
5. verb. make children

   "Abraham begot Isaac"

   "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

   Synonyms: beget, engender, father, get, mother, sire

6. verb. bring into existence

   "The new manager generated a lot of problems"

   "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"

7. verb. produce (energy)

   "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"

   "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"

8. verb. 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, generates, generating

Words from these letters

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