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en·gen·der [ en jéndər ] (past and past participle en·gen·dered, present participle en·gen·der·ing, 3rd person present singular en·gen·ders)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb create or arise: to arise or come into existence, or cause something to do so
Secrecy engenders suspicion.

2. transitive verb have offspring: to cause offspring to be conceived or born ( formal )

[14th century. Via French< Latin ingenerare< generare "produce"]

en·gen·der·er noun
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