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Definitions for Engender

[1] to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
[2] to beget; procreate.
[3] to be produced or caused; come into existence: Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.
[4] (tr) to bring about or give rise to; produce or cause
[5] to be born or cause to be born; bring or come into being

Words related to Engender

spawn, instigate, beget, incite, breed, induce, stimulate, arouse, precipitate, provoke, stir, generate, foment, develop, muster, make, excite, procreate, produce, propagate

Words nearby Engender

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Origin of Engender

1275–1325; Middle English < Old French engendrer < Latin ingenerāre, equivalent to in- en-1 + generāre to beget; see generate

Other words from Engender

en·gen·der·er , noun
en·gen·der·ment , noun
un·en·gen·dered , adjective

Word origin for Engender

C14: from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre, from generāre to beget

Synonyms for Engender

arouse, beget, breed, bring about, foment, generate, incite, induce, instigate, lead to, precipitate, provoke, spawn, stimulate, stir, create, develop, excite, hatch, make, muster, occasion, procreate, produce, propagate, quicken, rouse, bring forth, give birth to, give rise to, work up