generate
verb B2
Plain meaning
to produce or create something
Exam-register meaning
to create output, income, data, energy, employment, or a measurable effect
In context
generalThe video generated a lot of comments online.
examRenewable energy projects can generate employment in rural areas.
Common collocations
generate incomegenerate datagenerate interest
Watch out
Use it for producing results, energy, jobs, income, ideas, or data; not for every kind of 'making'.
Word family
generation (noun)generator (noun)generative (adjective)