engender
verb (used with object)
to produce, cause, or give rise to.
engendering
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present participleof engender.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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And Kenny Scharf’s cartoon-infused painting and sculpture are paeans to arrested development that are about as capable of engendering childlike wonder as a tax return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
The fact that Tilly Norwood and the company behind ChatGPT are simultaneously engendering such controversy is not a coincidence: This is an existential moment for human-created entertainment as we know it.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
The stadium’s engendering change all right, but the cost feels too high, destabilizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2024
The HIV/AIDS crisis also devastated a generation of people, destroying social communities and engendering a need to rebuild.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
He added as a self-evident proposition, engendering low spirits, “But you can’t marry, you know, while you’re looking about you.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
