Generate
Generate verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Usage example: his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers
Kill
Kill verb - To cause to stop functioning.
Usage example: kill the engine before it overheats
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Indeed, if you can generate enough neutrinos to kill someone, you could probably kill them even if they were on the other side of a planet...
Source: Photoprotoneutron Torpedo - The Witcher has a stone golem boss which you have to re-animate and then kill using pillars surrounding it that generate lightning bolts (you can kill it very quickly this way).
Source: Puzzle Boss - An involuntary sacrifice will generate loup garou, who hungered for blood and were hard to kill.
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