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