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Meaning
Verb
●
To
beget
(of a
man
); to
bear
or
conceive
(of a woman).
●
To give
existence
to, to
produce
(living creatures).
●
To
bring
into
existence
(a
situation
, quality, result etc.); to
give rise to
, cause, create.
●
To
assume
form; to
come into
existence
; to be
caused
or produced.
●
To
copulate
, to have sex.
●
To
endow
with
gender
; to create
gender
or
enhance
the
importance
of
gender
.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
engender
English
en-
English
en-
Middle English (1100-1500)
en-
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
in
Latin
engendrer
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
ingenerare
Latin
gender
English
gendren
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Beget
Conjure
Create
Produce
Make
Craft
Manufacture
Invent
Assemble
Generate
Copulate
Provoke
Do It
Have Sex
Get It On
Related
Evoke
Elicit
Garner
Instill
Arouse
Foment
Reinforce
Induce
Perpetuate
Foster
Inculcate
Entail
Stimulate
Facilitate
Cultivate
Undermine
Convey
Promote
Exhibit
Enhance
Invoke
Spark
Trigger
Instil
Embrace
Encourage
Yield
Catalyze
Influence
Inspire
Bring
Develop
Prompt
Strengthen
Stifle
Imply
Initiate
Nurture
Possess
Instigate
Demonstrate
Involve
Establish
Heighten
Stymie
Spurn
Effect
Reflect
Diminish
Sustain
Attain
Intensify
Connote
Advance
Stir Up
More
Rhymes
Ender
Vender
Bender
Vendor
Gender
Tender
Render
Slender
Prender
Amender
Emender
Intender
Ascender
Offender
Engender
Attender
Depender
Defender
Splendor
Contender
Surrender
Descender
Commender
Pretender
Suspender
Reoffender
Befriender
Recommender
Apprehender
Transgender
Comprehender
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