Definition of generates:
(v) :
(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
(v) :
(transitive) To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
(v) :
(transitive) To procreate, beget.
(v) :
(intransitive) To appear or occur; be generated.
(v) :
(transitive, mathematics) To form a figure from a curve or solid.
(adj) :
(rare) Generated, not self-existent.