engender

[En*gen·der]

Engender is a fancy way of saying "to make happen," like when you engender the spirit of teamwork and cooperation by encouraging others and doing your share of the group's work.

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To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.

Verb
make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"

Verb
call forth


v. t.
To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.

v. t.
To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.

v. i.
To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

v. i.
To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace.

n.
One who, or that which, engenders.


Engender

En*gen"der , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engendered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Engendering.] [F. engender, L. ingenerare; in + generare to beget. See Generate, and cf. Ingenerate.] 1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.] 2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.
Engendering friendship in all parts of the common wealth.
Syn. -- To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call forth; cause; excite; develop.

Engender

En*gen"der, v. i. 1. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender there.
2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace. "I saw their mouths engender." Massinger.

Engender

En*gen"der , n. One who, or that which, engenders.

To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.

To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

One who, or that which, engenders.

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Usage Examples

I think the Cowboys are one of only two teams in all of sports that engender love and hate to that extreme. The other is the Yankees. You love the Yankees or you hate the Yankees.

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