■ verb
1》 cause to arise or come about.
2》 produce (energy, especially electricity).
3》 Mathematics & Linguistics produce (a set or sequence of items) by performing mathematical or logical operations on an initial set.
↘ Mathematics form (a line, surface, or solid) by notionally moving a point, line, or surface.
Derivatives
generable adjective
Origin
C16 (earlier (ME) as generation ), in the sense 'beget, procreate': from L. generat- , generare , 'create', from genus , gener- 'stock, race'.