Autogenerate vs. Generate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Autogenerate and Generate
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Autogenerate
(transitive) To generate automatically.
The autogenerated code should not be edited, since it may be automatically overwritten by the same process.
Generate
Produce or create
Changes which are likely to generate controversy
The income generated by the sale of council houses
Generate
To bring into being; give rise to
Generate a discussion.
Generate
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process
Generate heat.
Generate
To engender (offspring); procreate.
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Generate
(Mathematics) To form (a geometric figure) by describing a curve or surface.
Generate
(Computers) To produce (a program) by instructing a computer to follow given parameters with a skeleton program.
Generate
(Linguistics) In generative grammar, to construct (a sentence, for example) through the successive application of linguistic operations, rules, and conditions.
Generate
(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
The discussion generated an uproar.
Generate
(transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat.
Generate
(transitive) To procreate, beget.
They generated many offspring.
Generate
To form a figure from a curve or solid.
Rotating a circle generates a sphere.
Generate
(intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
Generate
To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
Generate
To cause to be; to bring into life.
Generate
To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause.
Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must likewise generate milk.
Generate
To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
Generate
Bring into existence;
The new manager generated a lot of problems
The computer bug generated chaos in the office
Generate
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
Generate
Produce (energy);
We can't generate enough power for the entire city
The hydroelectric plant needs to to generate more electricity
Generate
Make children;
Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize them
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