engender
verb /ɪnˈdʒendə(r)/
/ɪnˈdʒendər/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they engender | /ɪnˈdʒendə(r)/ /ɪnˈdʒendər/ |
| he / she / it engenders | /ɪnˈdʒendəz/ /ɪnˈdʒendərz/ |
| past simple engendered | /ɪnˈdʒendəd/ /ɪnˈdʒendərd/ |
| past participle engendered | /ɪnˈdʒendəd/ /ɪnˈdʒendərd/ |
| -ing form engendering | /ɪnˈdʒendərɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdʒendərɪŋ/ |
- engender something to make a feeling or situation exist
- The issue engendered controversy.
- problems engendered by the restructuring of the company
- The place engendered immediate feelings of friendship and belonging.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEngender is used with these nouns as the object:- backlash
- confidence
- controversy
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as ingender): from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- ‘in’ + generare ‘beget’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.