engender

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈdʒɛn.də/ or /ɛnˈdʒɛn.də/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɛnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/ or /ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ/

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Verb

Plain form engender

Third-person singular engenders

Past tense engendered

Past participle engendered

Present participle engendering

1. (transitive) If you engender a situation, you bring it into existence.