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Added 8 October 2026

generate

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ verb

In Latin: pariō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about generate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To bring into being; give rise to.
The discussion generated an uproar.
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.
To procreate, beget.
They generated many offspring.

adjective

Generated, not self-existent.

Origin

From Latin generō (“beget, procreate, produce”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from genus (“a kind, race, family”, gener- in compounds) + -ō; see genus. Compare Italian generare, French générer (and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, gender (“engender, breed, copulate”)).

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