generate

One entry found for generate.

Main Entry: gen·er·ate
Pronunciation: 'je-n&-"rAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Etymology: Latin generatus, past participle of generare, from gener-, genus descent, birth -- more at KIN
1 : to bring into existence: as a : PROCREATE, BEGET b : to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : PRODUCE <generate electricity>
2 : to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) <these stories...generate a good deal of psychological suspense -- Atlantic>
3 : to define or originate (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations; especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or trace out (as a surface) by a moving curve