generates

VERB

produce, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn

STRONG

accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce

WEAK

bring to pass get up give birth to give rise to whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop

STRONG

close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away

WEAK

break

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generates

So when engine-maker Mercury Marine showed him an outboard motor that generates more horsepower than a Ferrari Portofino, he wanted four.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Buy anything that generates electricity, the logic went, because every data center needs power and supply is short.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

While El Niño brings colder and wetter conditions to the Southern U.S., it typically generates drier and warmer weather up north.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“The Five,” the powerhouse afternoon panel show that regularly generates the highest ratings in cable news, completely ignored the address on Friday, Monday and Tuesday.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

"The goddess of passion would be a more accurate term, and what generates more passion than love and war?"

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda