engender
[ en-jen-der ]
/ ɛnˈdʒɛn dər /
verb (used with object)
to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
to beget; procreate.
verb (used without object)
to be produced or caused; come into existence: Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.
Origin of engender
OTHER WORDS FROM engender
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British Dictionary definitions for engender
engender
/ (ɪnˈdʒɛndə) /
verb
(tr)
to bring about or give rise to; produce or cause
to be born or cause to be born; bring or come into being
Derived forms of engender
engenderer, noun engenderment, nounWord Origin for engender
C14: from Old French
engendrer, from Latin
ingenerāre, from
generāre to beget