Verb

(generat)

To bring into being; give rise to.

* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 9, author=Jonathan Wilson, work=the Guardian

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To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.

To procreate, beget.

(mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.

To appear or occur; be generated.

* 1883 , (Thomas Hardy), (The Three Strangers)

Mrs. Fennel, seeing the steam begin to generate on the countenances of her guests, crossed over and touched the fiddler's elbow and put her hand on the serpent's mouth.

Verb

(consum)

To use.

The power plant consumes 30 tons of coal per hour.

To eat.

Baby birds consume their own weight in food each day.

To completely occupy the thoughts or attention of.

Desire consumed him.

To destroy completely.

The building was consumed by fire.

* Shakespeare

If he were putting to my house the brand / That shall consume it.

* Bible, Matthew vi. 20

Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume .

(obsolete) To waste away slowly.

* Shakespeare

Therefore, let Benedick, like cover'd fire, / Consume away in sighs.

* 1899 , Kate Chopin, The Awakening :

He assured her the child was consuming at that moment in the next room.