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1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.
2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife. "Engendering friendship in all parts of the common wealth." (Southey)
Synonyms: To breed, generate, procreate, propagate, occasion, call forth, cause, excite, develop.
Origin: F. Engender, L. Ingenerare; in + generare to beget. See Generate, and cf. Ingenerate.
(01 Mar 1998)
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