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gen·er·ate (jen′ər āt′)
transitive verb generated -·at′ed, generating -·at′·ing
- to produce (offspring); beget; procreate
- to bring into being; cause to be to generate hope
- to originate or produce by a physical, chemical, mechanical, electronic, or mathematical process to generate electricity, software that generates graphs
- 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
Etymology: < L generatus, pp. of generare, to beget, produce < genus (gen. generis): see genus
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