First Known Use: 14th century
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engender
verb en·gen·der \in-ˈjen-dər, en-\
: to be the source or cause of (something)
en·gen·dereden·gen·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Full Definition of ENGENDER
transitive verb
2
: to cause to exist or to develop : produce <policies that have engendered controversy>
intransitive verb
: to assume form : originate
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Origin of ENGENDER
Middle English engendren, from Anglo-French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- + generare to generate
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