Meaning

• To bring into being; give rise to.

  "The discussion generated an uproar."

• To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.

  "Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat."

• To procreate, beget.

  "They generated many offspring."

• To form a figure from a curve or solid.

  "Rotating a circle generates a sphere."

• To appear or occur; be generated.