Engender

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm” ( Shakespeare).
  • v. To procreate; propagate.
  • verb-intransitive. To come into existence; originate.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.
  • v. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of.
  • verb-intransitive. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
  • verb-intransitive. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace.
  • n. One who, or that which, engenders.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To breed; beget; generate.
  • Hence To produce; cause to exist; bring forth; cause; excite: as, intemperance engenders disease; angry words engender strife.
  • Synonyms To call forth, create, give rise to, occasion, stir up.
  • To be caused or produced; come into existence.
  • To come together; meet in sexual embrace.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. call forth
  • v. make children
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cause    do    make    create   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    breed    cause    generate    propagate    occasion    call forth    excite    develop    procreate    produce   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Blender    Fender    Spender    bender    blender    contender    defender    ender    fender    gender