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

The Cernavoda plant, which usually generates a fifth of Romania's electricity, has been shut down just once before, in 2003, due to drought.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

"The Sun generates all the heat and the Moon is blocking out the Sun," he explained.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

The Rumbler interacts with a standard police siren, which generates around 110 to 120 decibels, and amplifies that sound through its speakers in eight-second intervals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The portfolio generates enough steady income that he and his wife don’t need to sell stocks to cover living expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

But what is the engine that generates natural variation in the wild?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee