gen|er|ate

gen|er|ate
gen|er|ate «JEHN uh rayt», transitive verb, -at|ed, -at|ing.
1. to cause to be; bring into being; produce: »

Heating water can generate steam.

SYNONYM(S): make.
2. to produce (offspring); procreate. SYNONYM(S): beget.
3. Mathematics. to form (a line, surface, figure, or solid) especially by moving a point or line.
4. Linguistics. to derive or produce (a grammatical sentence) from more basic forms by a set of rules of operation or transformation: »

Surface structures—the sentences we actually speak and hear—are not “like” the kernels from which they are generated by transformational rules (New Yorker).

[< Latin generāre (with English -ate1) < genus, -eris race; see etym. under genus (Cf.genus)]

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  • de|gen´er|ate|ly — de|gen|er|ate «verb. dih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. dih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.i. 1. to grow worse; decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities: »His health degenerated with disease and old age. How the… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • re|gen´er|ate|ness — re|gen|er|ate «verb. rih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. rih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to give a new and better spiritual life to: »Being converted regenerated the man. The doctrine of the Church is, that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|gen´er|ate|ly — re|gen|er|ate «verb. rih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. rih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to give a new and better spiritual life to: »Being converted regenerated the man. The doctrine of the Church is, that… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|gen|er|ate — «verb. rih JEHN uh rayt; adjective, noun. rih JEHN uhr iht», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective, noun. –v.t. 1. to give a new and better spiritual life to: »Being converted regenerated the man. The doctrine of the Church is, that children are… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´re|gen´er|ate|ness — un|re|gen|er|ate «UHN rih JEHN uhr iht», adjective. 1. not born again spiritually; not turned to the love of God. 2. not disposed to reform or repent; stubborn and hardened, as in wickedness or crime; wicked; bad. –un´re|gen´er|ate|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un´re|gen´er|ate|ly — un|re|gen|er|ate «UHN rih JEHN uhr iht», adjective. 1. not born again spiritually; not turned to the love of God. 2. not disposed to reform or repent; stubborn and hardened, as in wickedness or crime; wicked; bad. –un´re|gen´er|ate|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • un|re|gen|er|ate — «UHN rih JEHN uhr iht», adjective. 1. not born again spiritually; not turned to the love of God. 2. not disposed to reform or repent; stubborn and hardened, as in wickedness or crime; wicked; bad. –un´re|gen´er|ate|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

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