engender

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɛnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/ UK /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/ See IPA manual

Freq #62596

Meanings

1

verb
To cause something, especially a feeling or situation, to come into being.

The new policy engendered a great deal of resentment among workers.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to cause something,... cause createbring aboutbeget spawn

Word family

Forms engenderedengenderingengenders

Derived forms engenderableengendererengendermentmisengender

Simplified etymology

Engender entered Middle English through Old French and goes back to Latin genus, meaning “birth, family, nation.” It shares this source with gender, generate, generation, generosity, genial, and degenerate.

Etymology

From Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre.

engendren Middle English engendrer Old French ingenero Latin

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Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# engender

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/
**Frequency rank:** 62596

## Meanings
1. To cause something, especially a feeling or situation, to come into being.

## Examples
- The new policy engendered a great deal of resentment among workers.

## Derived Forms
- engenderable
- engenderer
- engenderment
- misengender

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: engendren
- Root: engendrer
- Root: ingenero

## Etymology
From Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre.

## AI Etymology
Engender is from Middle English engendren, from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre. Important recorded forms include engendren (Middle English), engendrer (Old French), and ingenero (Latin). Current senses include to cause something, especially a feeling or situation, to come into being. The wider family includes derived forms such as engenderable, engenderer, engenderment, and misengender.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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