to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.

to create by a vital or natural process.

to create and distribute vitally and profusely

He generates ideas that we all should consider. A good diplomat generates good will.

to reproduce; procreate.

to produce by a chemical process.

Mathematics .

to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.

to act as base for all the elements of a given set

The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.

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.

to reproduce; propagate.

verb

break , destroy

verb

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