2. (Geom.) A generatrix.

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.

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