v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Generated p. pr. & vb. n. Generating. ] [ L. generatus, p. p. of generare to generate, fr. genus. See Genus, Gender. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal generates its own species. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To cause to be; to bring into life. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process; to produce; to cause. [ 1913 Webster ] Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must likewise generate milk. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
