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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•gen•der /ɛnˈdʒɛndɚ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to produce, cause, or give rise to: Heavy rains engender floods.
See -gen-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•gen•der (en jen′dər),USA pronunciation v.t. - to produce, cause, or give rise to:Hatred engenders violence.
- to beget;
procreate.
v.i. - 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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged beget, occasion, excite, stir up.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged create, generate, breed.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: engender /ɪnˈdʒɛndə/ vb - (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 |