generate phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphoneticverb [T]  FORMAL OR SPECIALIZED 

1. to cause to exist, or to produce 
  
    Her latest film has generated a lot of interest/excitement.
    I'm afraid I can't generate much enthusiasm for the idea.
    There has been a lot of publicity/controversy generated by this event.
    The new development will generate 1500 new jobs.
    These measures will increase the club's ability to generate revenue/income.
    The wind farm may be able to generate enough electricity/power for 2000 homes.
    The equipment generates a signal.

generation phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphoneticnoun [U] 

    Electricity generation from wind and wave power should be encouraged, she said.
     Government aid is needed to help boost income generation in the region.
     See also generation.

generative phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic adjective  FORMAL OR SPECIALIZED 

    the generative (=reproductive) organs of the body
    the generative (=imaginative) power of the mind
    generative (=productive) social forces

generator phoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhonetic PhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphonetic noun [C] 

   *A generator is a machine which produces something, esp. electricity. 

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