GENERATE
(verb) make children
"Abraham begot Isaac", "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
synonyms : beget , bring forth , engender , father , get , mother , sireLove begets Love. -added by harsha999
A liar's one lie begets another -added by maddy232323
I & my husband engendered two years back. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) 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"
synonyms : bring forth(verb) produce (energy)
"We can't generate enough power for the entire city", "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
(verb) 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"
synonyms : give , render , return , yield
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.


