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verb (used with object), gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing.
  1. to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
  2. to create by a vital or natural process.
  3. to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider.A good diplomat generates good will.
  4. to reproduce; procreate.
  5. to produce by a chemical process.
  6. Mathematics.
    • to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.
    • to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.
  7. to produce or specify (a grammatical sentence or other construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar.
verb (used without object), gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing.
  1. to reproduce; propagate.
verb (mainly tr)
  1. to produce or bring into being; create
  2. to produce (electricity), esp in a power station
  3. to produce (a substance) by a chemical process
  4. to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set)
  5. to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific way
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