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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.

Mathematics.

a.	to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.

b.	to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.

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.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L generātus produced, ptp. of generāre to beget; see genus

Synonyms:
1. create, evolve, originate, engender, institute.

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gen·er·ate (jěn'ə-rāt')

tr.v. gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing, gen·er·ates

1. To bring into being; give rise to: generate a discussion.
2. To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process: generate heat.
To engender (offspring); procreate.
Mathematics To form (a geometric figure) by describing a curve or surface.
Computer Science To produce (a program) by instructing a computer to follow given parameters with a skeleton program.
Linguistics To construct (a sentence, for example), as in generative grammar.

[Latin generāre, generāt-, to produce, from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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