The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - generatev.

1) produce, create, originate, make, manufacture: At these stations we can generate 1000 megawatts of electricity. 2) spawn, father, sire, bring into being, procreate, breed, beget, engender, propagate: This one fish would generate millions of offspring if all survived. 3) produce, create, give rise to, inspire, whip up, cause, initiate: Her good fortune generated in him a feeling of envy. 4) produce, create, invent, coin, make up, fabricate, fashion, devise, develop, form, forge, mould, contrive, construct, put together: We must generate a new theory to account for these phenomena.