Generate and Imagine

Generate

Generate verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Imagine and generate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imagine" instead a verb "Generate".

Imagine verb - To form a mental picture of.

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Generate and imagine are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generate" instead a verb "Imagine".

character	generate character	imagine character
power	generate power	imagine power
kind	generate kind	imagine kind
amount	generate amount	imagine amount
Other words: effect, time, world, bit, problems.

Imagination-Based Superpower: While she can't shoot Hand Blasts like Danny, Sam can generate ecto strands which can be molded into nearly any construct she can imagine, similar to a certain comic book hero, which was intentional by the author.

Source: Fanfic / Facing The Future Series
Also, an extension to what you said, "From each according to his skill...", since the ad revenue you generate manages to keep this site afloat, I would imagine that you must be very skilled indeed.

Source: Darthwiki / Ad of Lose
Hajime has the ability to generate whatever objects she can imagine, Joe utilizes fire, and Sugane has infinite reach, a power that sort of teleports his sword's attacks.

Source: Anime / Gatchaman Crowds

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