Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Generative /jĕn'-ẽr-ət-ĭv/ · Gen·er·a·tive · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛnəɹətɪv/ 01 a. Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing. 1. Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.