<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.</li><li>to create by a vital or natural process.</li><li>to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider.</li><li>A good diplomat generates good will.</li><li>to reproduce; procreate.</li><li>to produce by a chemical process.</li><li>Mathematics: to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.</li><li>to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.</li><li>Linguistics: to produce or specify (a grammatical sentence or other construction or set of constructions) by the application of a rule or set of rules in a generative grammar.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>to reproduce; propagate.</li></ul></li></ul>