| v. t. | 1. | |
| 1. | To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; | |
| 2. | To cause to be; to bring into life. | |
| 3. | To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause. | |
| 4. | (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order. |
| Verb | 1. | generate - bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office" Synonyms: bring forth |
| 2. | generate - give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family" | |
| 3. | generate - produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to generate more electricity" | |
| 4. | generate - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
| generate - To produce something according to an algorithm or program or
set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of
the execution of an algorithm or program. The opposite of parse. |