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en·gen·der
 engender
- pronunciation:
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
engendered, engendering, engenders |
| definition 1: |
to create or give rise to.
The innovative product engendered many imitations.The theory engendered criticism from the scientific community.- synonyms:
- breed, cause, create, generate, give rise to, procreate, produce, spawn
- antonyms:
- banish
- similar words:
- beget, conceive, effect, occasion, provoke
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| definition 2: |
to produce (offspring).
The king had not yet engendered a son.- synonyms:
- breed, generate, procreate, produce, reproduce, spawn
- similar words:
- beget, father, hatch, sire
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| related words: |
bear, bring, conceive, form, make, mother, produce, propagate, send, start, work, yield |
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