“generated” is a form of
generate
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.ɹeɪt/ verb, adjective
Forms generates generating generated
- verb (transitive) To bring into being; give rise to. “The discussion generated an uproar.”
- verb (transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process. “Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.”
- verb (transitive) To procreate, beget. “They generated many offspring.”
- verb (transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid. “Rotating a circle generates a sphere.”
- verb (intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
- adjective (rare) Generated, not self-existent.
Synonyms
bring about create engender make produce spawn bring forth render yield return give beget get father mother sire
Antonyms
abrogate annihilate degenerate extinguish obliterate ungenerate erase ingenerate
Etymology
From Latin generō (“beget, procreate, produce”) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), from genus (“a kind, race, family”, gener- in compounds) + -ō; see genus. Compare Italian generare, French générer (and its older (and now obsolete) English cognate from Middle French, gender (“engender, breed, copulate”)).
Learned borrowing from Latin generātus, perfect passive participle of generō (“beget, procreate, produce”). See Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
- verb To cause to be; to bring into life. Milton.
Etymology [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to generate, fr. genus. See Genus, Gender.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “generate”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details