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gen⋅er⋅ate
[jen-uh-reyt]
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.–verb (used with object)
| 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.
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| 7. | Linguistics. 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)
| 8. | to reproduce; propagate. |
Synonyms:
1. create, evolve, originate, engender, institute.
1. create, evolve, originate, engender, institute.
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Generate
Gen"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generated; p. pr. & vb. n. Generating.] [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to generate, fr. genus. See Genus, Gender.]1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species. 2. To cause to be; to bring into life. --Milton. 3. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause. Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must likewise generate milk. --Arbuthnot. 4. (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : generate
Spanish:
generar, producir, causar, suscitar,
German:
erzeugen,
Japanese:
発生させる
generate
vt. 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. This term retains its mechanistic connotations (though often humorously) when used of human behavior. "The guy is rational most of the time, but mention nuclear energy around him and he'll generate infinite flamage."
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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-06-15)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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