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Variant of generate

generate definition

gen·er·ate (jen′ər āt′)

transitive verb generated -·at′ed, generating -·at′·ing

  1. to produce (offspring); beget; procreate
  2. 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
  4. 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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