engender
Use Engender in a sentence
dər verb (used with object)
1.
to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence.
2.
to beget; procreate.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be produced or caused; come into existence: Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.
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| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C14: from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre, from generāre to beget] | |
| en'genderer | |
| —n | |
| en'genderment | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
engender
early 14c., from O.Fr. engendrer, from L. ingenerare, from in- "in" + generare "beget, create" (see generation). Related: Engendered; engendering.
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Example sentences
We hope to engender that debate on our professions.
Either course-curtailing support for personnel or curtailing personnel-is likely to engender resentment in the military.
Indeed, the casual straightforwardness of her delivery will engender a sense of trust and respect in listeners.
But very little in the popular literature is meant to engender empathy.
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