engender

verb

en·gen·der in-ˈjen-dər How to pronounce engender (audio)

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engendered; engendering in-ˈjen-d(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce engender (audio)

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transitive verb

: beget, procreate

: to cause to exist or to develop : produce

policies that have engendered controversy

intransitive verb

: to assume form : originate

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When engender was first used in the 14th century, it meant "propagate" or "procreate," but extended meanings soon developed. Engender comes from the Latin verb generare, which means "to generate" or "to beget." Generate, regenerate, degenerate, and generation are of course related to the Latin verb as well. As you might suspect, the list of engender relatives does not end there. Generare comes from the Latin noun genus, meaning "birth," "race," or "kind." From this source we have our own word genus, plus gender, general, and generic, among other words.

Example Sentences

The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate. a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest

Recent Examples on the Web The advent of Kogi helped engender an across-the-board understanding that the pluralism of Los Angeles — expressed through the combining of food cultures in thoughtful, appealing ways — didn’t need a label.

Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 But despite Jones' legal woes, Holmes said that the culture he's helped engender has gotten a lot bigger.

Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 Here, Svich, with the aid of director Jessi D. Hill, gives us a taste of the physical toll and the clash of cultural perspectives that environmental upheaval can engender.

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Orientation did not engender a conversation but, rather, advanced a viewpoint that presented only two options for dissenters: conformity or ostracization.

Abigail Anthony, National Review, 15 July 2022 Leaders who are involved and invested in their employees engender authentic dedication and motivation.

Steph Lund, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 Could this engender a broader national agreement, or are American motives suspect?

Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2022 Extending design theory into the cultural and political realm, Escobar described social design as a means by which traditional and Indigenous peoples engender innovative solutions to contemporary challenges.

Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2022 Harsin continued his endeavors to engender goodwill with the Auburn fanbase by throwing out the first pitch Sunday afternoon at the Tigers’ baseball game against Alabama at Plainsman Park.

Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 15 May 2022 See More

engender

verb

as in to create

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

create
generate
cause
bring
prompt
produce
spawn
induce
do
catalyze
invoke
beget
effectuate
yield
work
effect
make
encourage
occasion
promote
breed
bring about
inaugurate
draw on
bring on
initiate
bring forth
introduce
foster
found
establish
cultivate
translate (into)
result (in)
enact
determine
develop
render
begin
nurture
further
give rise to
launch
nourish
institute
decide
forward
conduce (to)
start
pioneer
advance
innovate
contribute (to)
father
set
set up
turn out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

impede
restrict
quash
stifle
limit
quell
suppress
dampen
repress
inhibit
restrain
smother
subdue
squelch
crush
control
curb
squash
retard
can
arrest
put down
kill
check
rein (in)
destroy
extinguish
clamp down (on)
abolish
crack down (on)
quench
still
liquidate
demolish
snuff (out)

as in to originate

to come into existence feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her

Synonyms & Similar Words

originate
begin
arise
commence
start
appear
be
emerge
materialize
form
actualize
exist
set in
arrive
spring
break
live
subsist
dawn
continue
coalesce
breathe
cohere
endure
last
persist
survive
come on
shape (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cease
stop
terminate
end
halt
conclude
evaporate
discontinue
vanish
dissolve
disappear
finish
desist
quit
die
depart
expire
perish
pass away

单词	engender
释义	engender verb en·gen·der in-ˈjen-dər en- engendered; engendering in-ˈjen-d(ə-)riŋ en- transitive verb 1 : beget, procreate 2 : to cause to exist or to develop : produce policies that have engendered controversy intransitive verb : to assume form : originate Did you know? When engender was first used in the 14th century, it meant "propagate" or "procreate," but extended meanings soon developed. Engender comes from the Latin verb generare, which means "to generate" or "to beget." Generate, regenerate, degenerate, and generation are of course related to the Latin verb as well. As you might suspect, the list of engender relatives does not end there. Generare comes from the Latin noun genus, meaning "birth," "race," or "kind." From this source we have our own word genus, plus gender, general, and generic, among other words. Synonyms beget breed bring bring about bring on catalyze cause create do draw on effect effectuate generate induce invoke make occasion produce prompt result (in) spawn translate (into) work yield See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate. a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest Recent Examples on the Web The advent of Kogi helped engender an across-the-board understanding that the pluralism of Los Angeles — expressed through the combining of food cultures in thoughtful, appealing ways — didn’t need a label. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022 But despite Jones' legal woes, Holmes said that the culture he's helped engender has gotten a lot bigger. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 Here, Svich, with the aid of director Jessi D. Hill, gives us a taste of the physical toll and the clash of cultural perspectives that environmental upheaval can engender. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 Orientation did not engender a conversation but, rather, advanced a viewpoint that presented only two options for dissenters: conformity or ostracization. Abigail Anthony, National Review, 15 July 2022 Leaders who are involved and invested in their employees engender authentic dedication and motivation. Steph Lund, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021 Could this engender a broader national agreement, or are American motives suspect? Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2022 Extending design theory into the cultural and political realm, Escobar described social design as a means by which traditional and Indigenous peoples engender innovative solutions to contemporary challenges. Carolina Schneider Comandulli, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2022 Harsin continued his endeavors to engender goodwill with the Auburn fanbase by throwing out the first pitch Sunday afternoon at the Tigers’ baseball game against Alabama at Plainsman Park. Nubyjas Wilborn \| Nwilborn@al.com, al, 15 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English engendren, from Anglo-French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- + generare to generate First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 engender verb 1 as in to create to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance create generate cause bring prompt produce spawn induce do catalyze invoke beget effectuate yield work effect make encourage occasion promote breed bring about inaugurate draw on bring on initiate bring forth introduce foster found establish cultivate translate (into) result (in) enact determine develop render begin nurture further give rise to launch nourish institute decide forward conduce (to) start pioneer advance innovate contribute (to) father set set up turn out Antonyms & Near Antonyms impede restrict quash stifle limit quell suppress dampen repress inhibit restrain smother subdue squelch crush control curb squash retard can arrest put down kill check rein (in) destroy extinguish clamp down (on) abolish crack down (on) quench still liquidate demolish snuff (out) See More 2 as in to originate to come into existence feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her Synonyms & Similar Words originate begin arise commence start appear be emerge materialize form actualize exist set in arrive spring break live subsist dawn continue coalesce breathe cohere endure last persist survive come on shape (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms cease stop terminate end halt conclude evaporate discontinue vanish dissolve disappear finish desist quit die depart expire perish pass away See More
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