Hypertext Webster Gateway: "generate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Generate \Gen"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Generating}.] [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to
generate, fr. genus. See {Genus}, {Gender}.]
1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being
similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal
generates its own species.
2. To cause to be; to bring into life. --Milton.
3. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process;
to produce; to cause.
Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must
likewise generate milk. --Arbuthnot.
4. (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the
motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
generate
v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of
problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the
office" [syn: {bring forth}]
2: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield},
{return}, {give}]
3: produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the
entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to
generate more electricity"
4: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender},
{father}, {mother}, {sire}, {bring forth}]
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