01 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.
imp. & p. p.
Generated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Generating
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1.
To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species.
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To cause to be; to bring into life.
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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.
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To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.(Math.)