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Meaning of 'engender' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Engender [ n.]
- One who, or that which, engenders.
2 . Engender [ v. i.]
- To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
- To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace.
3 . Engender [ v. t.]
- To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.
- To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.

Meaning of 'engender' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . engender [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make (offspring) by reproduction
Example in sentence:
  • Abraham begot Isaac;
  • John fathered four daughters

Nearby Words:

engage engaged engagedly engagedness engagement engager engaging engallant engaol engarboil

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