Verb
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make children
"Abraham begot Isaac"
"Men often father children but don't recognize them"
- bring forth -
produce (energy)
"We can't generate enough power for the entire city"
"The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
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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"
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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"
- bring forth