engender

[en-jen-der]

verb (used with object)

1. to produce, cause, or give rise to.

   Hatred engenders violence.

   Synonyms: breed, generate, create, excite, occasion, beget

2. to beget; procreate.

   Synonyms: breed, generate, create

verb (used without object)

1. to be produced or caused; come into existence.

   Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.

engender

/ ɪnˈdʒɛndə /

verb

1. (tr) to bring about or give rise to; produce or cause

2. to be born or cause to be born; bring or come into being

Other Word Forms

• engenderment noun
• engenderer noun
• unengendered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of engender¹

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre, from in- en- ¹ + generāre “to beget” ( generate )

Word History and Origins

Origin of engender¹

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

Example Sentences

Still, the new fees will almost certainly engender sticker shock for L.A. residents already contending with skyrocketing insurance premiums, rising rents and eye-popping grocery prices.

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It’s a process that the state regulators have come to take somewhat more seriously in recent years, engendering an ongoing political backlash from density-averse local governments and neighborhood activists.

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Yes, progress was undeniably uneven and engendered a surprising amount of pushback, but there was no going back.

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The love triangles these relationships engendered became a rich source for his fiction.

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Together these shapes make what she calls “abstractions in reverse” — abstract pictures that engender natural landscapes of their own.

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