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1. Bring into existence
   "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami";
   - bring forth
    
2. Give or supply
   "The estate generates some revenue for the family";
   - render, yield, return, give
    
3. Produce (energy)
   "We can't generate enough power for the entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to generate more electricity"
    
4. Make children
   - beget [archaic], get, engender [archaic], father, mother, sire, bring forth

Derived forms: generates, generated, generating

Type of: create, make, produce

Encyclopedia: Generate