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Engender

En-gĕn'der, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. ENGENDERED; p. pr. & vb. n. ENGENDERING.] [Fr. engendrer, Pr. engendrar, engenrar, Sp. engendrar, It. ingenerare, Lat. ingenerare, from prefix in and generare, to beget, from genus, generis, birth, descent, from genere, gignere, to beget, (in the passive voice) to be born. See GENERATE.]

Sense 1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to form in embryo; to procreate.

Sense 2. To cause to exist; to cause to bring forth; to produce; hence, to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.

Engendering friendship in all parts of the commonwealth. Southey.

Synonyms—To breed; generate; beget; produce; occasion; call forth; cause.

En-gĕn'der, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. 1. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced. Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender there. Dryden. 2. To come together; to meet, especially in sexual embrace. “I saw their mouths engender.” Massinger.