Meaning

1 senses

  1. (not comparable, rare)Generated, not self-existent.

Examples

133 sentences

  1. Nuclear power is used to generate electricity.

    Ядерна енергія використовується для виробництва електроенергії. — aandrusiak

    ruАтомная энергия используется для производства электричества. — marafon

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  2. An electric current can generate magnetism.

    Електричний струм може генерувати магнітне поле. — aandrusiak

    ruЭлектрический ток может порождать магнитное поле. — odexed

    deEin elektrischer Strom kann Magnetismus erzeugen. — Dejo

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  3. It's computer-generated.

    Це згенеровано на комп'ютері. — deniko

    ruОно сгенерировано компьютером. — Balamax

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  4. The advertising campaign generated a lot of business for the company.

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  5. Tourism generated many new jobs.

    ruТуризм создал много новых рабочих мест. — sharptoothed

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin generātus, perfect passive participle of generō (“beget, proc

Learned borrowing from Latin generātus, perfect passive participle of generō (“beget, procreate, produce”). See Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.

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Antonyms

1 antonyms
ingenerate

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
generalitygeneralizationB2generalizeB2generallyB1generationA2generationalgeneratorgeneric

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