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
3. 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