generate

To generate is defined as to produce, create or cause to be.

(verb)

An example of to generate is turning on a heater, making a room warm.

See generate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to produce (offspring); beget; procreate
to bring into being; cause to be: to generate hope
1. to originate or produce by a physical, chemical, mechanical, electronic, or mathematical process: to generate electricity, software that generates graphs
2. to produce in great quantities: an office that generates a lot of paperwork
Geom. to trace out or form ( a curve, plane, or figure) by the motion of a point, line, or plane

Origin: < L generatus, pp. of generare, to beget, produce < genus (gen. generis): see genus

See generate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing, gen·er·ates

a. To bring into being; give rise to: generate a discussion.
b. 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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin generāre, generāt-, to produce

Origin: , from genus, gener-, birth; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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