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    en·gen·der
    /inˈjendər/

    verb

    • 1. cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition): "the issue engendered continuing controversy"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › engenderEngender Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : beget, procreate. 2. : to cause to exist or to develop : produce. policies that have engendered controversy. intransitive verb. : to assume form : originate. Did you know? A good paragraph about engender will engender understanding in the reader.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishENGENDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ENGENDER definition: 1. to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist: 2. to make people…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › engenderEngender - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Engender is a fancy way of saying "to make happen," like when you engender the spirit of teamwork and cooperation by encouraging others and doing your share of the group's work.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › engenderENGENDER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Engender definition: to produce, cause, or give rise to. See examples of ENGENDER used in a sentence.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryENGENDER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ENGENDER meaning: 1. to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist: 2. to make people…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENGENDER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'engender' engender. (ɪndʒendəʳ ) Word forms: engenders , engendering , engendered. verb. If someone or something engenders a particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation, they cause it to occur. [formal] It helps engender a sense of common humanity. [VERB noun] Mr Bowles could engender delight in students and musicians alike.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › engenderEngender - definition of engender by The Free Dictionary

    1. To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm" (Shakespeare). 2. To procreate; propagate. v.intr. To come into existence; originate. [Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre : in-, in; see en-1 + generāre, to produce; see generate.] en·gen′der·er n.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishengender verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    engender something to make a feeling or situation exist. The issue engendered controversy. problems engendered by the restructuring of the company; The place engendered immediate feelings of friendship and belonging.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › engender_vengender, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    To bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction; to produce (offspring), to have (children). Formerly often in passive with between, betwixt, of: to be the child or offspring of; to be descended from.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › engenderEngender Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    To bring into being; bring about; cause; produce. Pity engendered love. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To procreate; propagate. American Heritage. To be produced; originate. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book II.

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