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English Dictionary: engender	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
engender v call forth Synonym(s): engender, breed, spawn make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" Synonym(s): beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engender \Engen"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engendered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engendering}.] [F. engender, L. ingenerare; in + generare to beget. See {Generate}, and cf. {Ingenerate}.] 1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.] 2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender* strife. Engendering friendship in all parts of the common wealth. --Southey. Syn: To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call forth; cause; excite; develop.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engender \Engen"der\, v. i. 1. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced. Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender* there. --Dryden. 2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace. [bd]I saw their mouths engender.[b8] --Massinger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Engender \En*gen"der\, n. One who, or that which, engenders.