Thesaurus: generate

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1. v. t. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
2. v. t. To cause to be; to bring into life.
3. v. t. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause.
4. v. t. To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
5. v. produce, create
6. v. give or supply
7. v. produce (energy)
8. v. make (offspring) by reproduction
9. 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.
10. To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of apoint or a magnitude of inferior order.
11. v:100 v. bring into existence v. produce (energy)