Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Generate \Gen"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generated}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Generating}.] [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.

Source : WordNet®

generate
     v 1: bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of
          problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the
          office" [syn: {bring forth}]
     2: give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This
        year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate
        renders some revenue for the family" [syn: {render}, {yield},
         {return}, {give}]
     3: produce (energy); "We can't generate enough power for the
        entire city"; "The hydroelectric plant needs to to
        generate more electricity"
     4: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
        children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get}, {engender},
         {father}, {mother}, {sire}, {bring forth}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

generate
     
        To produce something according to an {algorithm} or program or
        set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) {side effect} of
        the execution of an algorithm or program.
     
        The opposite of {parse}.
     
        [{Jargon File}]
     
        (1995-06-15)