engender
11engender — en|gen|der [ınˈdʒendə US ər] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: engendrer, from Latin generare to produce ] formal to be the cause of a situation or feeling ▪ the changes in society engendered by the war engender sth in sb ▪ relationships… …
12engender — [[t]ɪnʤe̱ndə(r)[/t]] engenders, engendering, engendered VERB If someone or something engenders a particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation, they cause it to occur. [FORMAL] [V n] It helps engender a sense of common humanity... [V n] Mr Bowles… …
13engender — verb Engender is used with these nouns as the object: ↑backlash, ↑confidence, ↑controversy, ↑enthusiasm, ↑feeling, ↑loyalty, ↑trust …
14engender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cause; beget, procreate. See reproduction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. induce, incite, cause; see cause 2 , produce 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v. [en JEN dur] to bring… …
15engender — /ɛnˈdʒɛndə / (say en jenduh), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) 1. to produce, cause, or give rise to: *It is wonderful what trouble one s little mistakes will engender. –lennie lower, 1930. 2. to beget; procreate. –verb (i) 3. to be produced or caused;… …
16engender — verb (engendered; engendering) Etymology: Middle English engendren, from Anglo French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in + generare to generate Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. beget, procreate 2. to cause to exist or to develop ; …
17engender — engenderer, n. engenderment, n. /en jen deuhr/, v.t. 1. to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engenders violence. 2. to beget; procreate. v.i. 3. to be produced or caused; come into existence: Conditions for a war were engendering in Europe …
18engender — verb /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də,ɛnˈdʒɛn.də,ɛnˈdʒɛn.dɚ,ɪnˈdʒɛn.dɚ/ a) To give existence to, to produce (living creatures). O Error soone conceyud, / Thou neuer comst vnto a happy byrth, / But kilst the Mother that engendred thee. b) To bring into existence (a… …
19engender — Synonyms and related words: arouse, author, be fruitful, be productive, bear, beget, birth, breed, breed true, bring about, bring forth, bring into being, bring to birth, bring to effect, bring to pass, call into being, cause, coin, conceive,… …
20engender — en|gen|der [ ın dʒendər ] verb transitive FORMAL to cause a feeling or attitude to exist …
