▪ produce (a set or sequence of items) by performing specified mathematical or logical operations on an initial set.
▪ produce (a sentence or other unit, especially a well-formed one) by the application of a finite set of rules to lexical or other linguistic input.
▪ form (a line, surface, or solid) by notionally moving a point, line, or surface.
Word Originearly 16th century (in the sense ‘beget, procreate’): from Latin generat- ‘created’, from the verb generare, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.