engender

UK: /ɪnˈdʒɛndə^r/ US: /ɛnˈdʒɛndɚ/ ,(en jen′dər)

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en•gen•der /ɛnˈdʒɛndɚ/   v. [~ + object]

1. to produce, cause, or give rise to:
   Heavy rains engender floods.

See -gen-.

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en•gen•der  (en jen′dər), v.t. 

1. to produce, cause, or give rise to:
   Hatred engenders violence.
2. to beget;
   procreate.

v.i. 

3. to be produced or caused;
   come into existence:
   Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe.

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

en•gen′der•er, n. 
en•gen′der•ment, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. beget, occasion, excite, stir up.
• 1, 2. create, generate, breed.

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engender / ɪnˈdʒɛndə/ verb

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

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre, from generāre to beget