generate

Verb

• make children
  • Abraham begot Isaac
    
  • Men often father children but don't recognize them
    

• produce (energy)
  • We can't generate enough power for the entire city
    
  • The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity
    

• give or supply
  • The cow brings in 5 liters of milk
    
  • This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn
    
  • The estate renders some revenue for the family
    

• bring into existence
  • The new manager generated a lot of problems
    
  • The computer bug generated chaos in the office
    
  • The computer generated this image
    
  • The earthquake generated a tsunami
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  beget , get , engender , father , mother , sire , bring forth , render , yield , return , give