generate

English

/ˈdʒɛn.əɹ.eɪt/, /ˈdʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
  • (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
  • (transitive) To procreate, beget.
  • (transitive) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
  • (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵenh₁-

Gloss

produce, beget, give birth, be born, procreate, generate, beget give birth to, bear

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

産

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