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Definition of Engender

Engender
Engender En*gen"der, 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, as in sexual embrace. ``I saw their mouths engender.' --Massinger.
Engender
Engender En*gen"der, n. One who, or that which, engenders.
Engender
Engender En*gen"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engendered; p. pr. & vb. n. Engendering.] [F. engender, L. ingenerare; in + generare to beget. See Generate, and cf. Ingenerate.] 1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.] 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. Syn: To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call forth; cause; excite; develop.

Meaning of Engender from wikipedia

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- the Middle East, with 47,746 killed and 65,126 wounded. The suffering engendered by the war, as well as the failure of the British government to grant...
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