generate
    v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of
         problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the
         office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The
         earthquake generated a tsunami" [syn: generate, bring
         forth]
    2: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
       year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
       renders some revenue for the family" [syn: render, yield,
       return, give, generate]
    3: produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the
       entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more
       electricity"
    4: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
       children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
       engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
       forth]

Generate \Gen"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generated; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Generating.] [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to
   generate, fr. genus. See Genus, Gender.]
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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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   2. To cause to be; to bring into life. --Milton.
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   3. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process;
      to produce; to cause.
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            Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must
            likewise generate milk.               --Arbuthnot.
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   4. (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the
      motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.
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generate
 vt.

    To produce something according to an algorithm or program or set of rules,
    or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of the execution of an algorithm
    or program. The opposite of parse. This term retains its mechanistic
    connotations (though often humorously) when used of human behavior. ?The
    guy is rational most of the time, but mention nuclear energy around him and
    he'll generate infinite flamage.?

generate
gen

   To produce something according to an algorithm or program or
   set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of
   the execution of an algorithm or program.

   The opposite of parse.

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   (1995-06-15)