engender

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

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

verb Freq #62596

Meanings

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

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

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

Word family

Forms engenderedengenderingengenders

Derived forms engenderableengendererengendermentmisengender

Etymology

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

engendren Middle English engendrer Old French ingenero Latin

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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
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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