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engender
en·gen·der E0145000 (ĕn-jĕn′dər)v. en·gen·dered, en·gen·der·ing, en·gen·ders v.tr.1. To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm" (Shakespeare).2. To procreate; propagate.v.intr. To come into existence; originate. [Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre : in-, in; see en-1 + generāre, to produce; see generate.] en·gen′der·er n.engender (ɪnˈdʒɛndə) vb1. (tr) to bring about or give rise to; produce or cause2. to be born or cause to be born; bring or come into being[C14: from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre, from generāre to beget] enˈgenderer n enˈgenderment nen•gen•der (ɛnˈdʒɛn dər) v.t. 1. to produce, cause, or give rise to: Hatred engendered violence. 2. to beget; procreate. v.i. 3. to be produced or caused; come into existence. [1275–1325; Middle English < Old French engendrer < Latin ingenerāre=in- en-1 + generāre to beget] engender Past participle: engendered Gerund: engendering
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engender | engender |
Present |
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I engender | you engender | he/she/it engenders | we engender | you engender | they engender |
Preterite |
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I engendered | you engendered | he/she/it engendered | we engendered | you engendered | they engendered |
Present Continuous |
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I am engendering | you are engendering | he/she/it is engendering | we are engendering | you are engendering | they are engendering |
Present Perfect |
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I have engendered | you have engendered | he/she/it has engendered | we have engendered | you have engendered | they have engendered |
Past Continuous |
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I was engendering | you were engendering | he/she/it was engendering | we were engendering | you were engendering | they were engendering |
Past Perfect |
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I had engendered | you had engendered | he/she/it had engendered | we had engendered | you had engendered | they had engendered |
Future |
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I will engender | you will engender | he/she/it will engender | we will engender | you will engender | they will engender |
Future Perfect |
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I will have engendered | you will have engendered | he/she/it will have engendered | we will have engendered | you will have engendered | they will have engendered |
Future Continuous |
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I will be engendering | you will be engendering | he/she/it will be engendering | we will be engendering | you will be engendering | they will be engendering |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been engendering | you have been engendering | he/she/it has been engendering | we have been engendering | you have been engendering | they have been engendering |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been engendering | you will have been engendering | he/she/it will have been engendering | we will have been engendering | you will have been engendering | they will have been engendering |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been engendering | you had been engendering | he/she/it had been engendering | we had been engendering | you had been engendering | they had been engendering |
Conditional |
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I would engender | you would engender | he/she/it would engender | we would engender | you would engender | they would engender |
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I would have engendered | you would have engendered | he/she/it would have engendered | we would have engendered | you would have engendered | they would have engendered | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | engender - call forthbreed, spawncause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" | | 2. | engender - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"beget, father, sire, mother, generate, bring forth, getcreate, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
engenderverb1. produce, make, cause, create, lead to, occasion, excite, result in, breed, generate, provoke, induce, bring about, arouse, give rise to, precipitate, incite, instigate, foment, beget Insults engender hatred against those who indulge in them.2. breed, father, create, generate, conceive, give birth to, spawn, sire, propagate, bring forth, beget, procreate, give life to the desire to engender childrenengenderverbTo cause to come into existence:beget, breed, create, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn.Idiom: give birth to.Translationsengendrercausaregenerareprodurreaanporrenstimulerenvoortbrengenengender
Synonyms for engenderverb produceSynonyms- produce
- make
- cause
- create
- lead to
- occasion
- excite
- result in
- breed
- generate
- provoke
- induce
- bring about
- arouse
- give rise to
- precipitate
- incite
- instigate
- foment
- beget
verb breedSynonyms- breed
- father
- create
- generate
- conceive
- give birth to
- spawn
- sire
- propagate
- bring forth
- beget
- procreate
- give life to
Synonyms for engenderverb to cause to come into existenceSynonyms- beget
- breed
- create
- father
- hatch
- make
- originate
- parent
- procreate
- produce
- sire
- spawn
Synonyms for engenderverb call forthSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make childrenSynonyms- beget
- father
- sire
- mother
- generate
- bring forth
- get
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