generate

verb (used with object), gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing.

1. to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
2. to create by a vital or natural process.
3. to create and distribute vitally and profusely: He generates ideas that we all should consider. A good diplomat generates good will.
4. to reproduce; procreate.
5. to produce by a chemical process.
6. Mathematics.
   1. to trace (a figure) by the motion of a point, straight line, or curve.
   2. to act as base for all the elements of a given set: The number 2 generates the set 2, 4, 8, 16.
7. 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.

verb (used without object), gen·er·at·ed, gen·er·at·ing.

8. to reproduce; propagate.

verb (mainly tr)

1. to produce or bring into being; create
2. (also intr) to produce (electricity), esp in a power station
3. to produce (a substance) by a chemical process
4. maths linguistics to provide a precise criterion or specification for membership in (a set)these rules will generate all the noun phrases in English
5. geometry to trace or form by moving a point, line, or plane in a specific waycircular motion of a line generates a cylinder