generate

verb

(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.

(transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.

(transitive) To procreate, beget.

(intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.

(transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.

adjective

(rare) Generated, not self-existent.

Roots

generogen- · Latin · beget, produce

Synonyms for generate

engenderv begetv producev createv getv inducev developv constructv provokev makev originatev

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Where does generate come from?

The word generate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gen-, from Latin genero (“beget, produce”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.