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Meaning of generate

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  generate
      v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of
           problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the
           office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The
           earthquake generated a tsunami" [syn: {generate}, {bring
           forth}]
      2: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
         year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
         renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield},
         {return}, {give}, {generate}]
      3: produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the
         entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more
         electricity"
      4: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
         children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get},
         {engender}, {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring
         forth}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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