generar
to generate
verb heh-neh-RAHR Less Common
Origin: From Latin generare (to beget, produce).
Usage Note
Generar is used for generating electricity, income, ideas, and problems alike — it is broadly productive in formal and technical registers. The noun generación (generation) and the adjective generador (generating; also a noun for 'generator') share the root. It is slightly more formal than producir or crear.
Examples
"El proyecto generó muchos empleos."
Natural Translation
The project generated many jobs.

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