engender
en·gen·der
verb \in-ˈjen-dər, en-\en·gen·dereden·gen·der·ing\-d(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of ENGENDER
transitive verb
2
: to cause to exist or to develop : produce <policies that have engendered controversy>
intransitive verb
: to assume form : originate
Examples of ENGENDER
- The issue has engendered a considerable amount of debate.
- <a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest>
Origin of ENGENDER
Middle English engendren, from Anglo-French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- + generare to generate
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to ENGENDER
Related Words: conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine; begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote; enact, render, turn out
Near Antonyms: impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress, smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress; arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain, retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish, demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench
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