GENERATE


Meaning of GENERATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈje-nə-ˌrāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin generatus, past participle of generare, from gener-, genus descent, birth — more at kin

Date: 1509

1. : to bring into existence: as

a. : procreate , beget

b. : to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : produce

generate electricity

2. : to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)

these stories… generate a good deal of psychological suspense — Atlantic

3. : to define or originate (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations ; especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or trace out (as a surface) by a moving curve

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.