1. Verb
To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
2. Verb
To cause to be; to bring into life.
3. Verb
To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause.
4. Verb
To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
5. Verb
produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
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