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Pronunciation : Gen"er*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to generate, fr. genus. See Genus, Gender.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.

t. [imp. & p. p. Generated; p. pr. & vb. n. Generating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913