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engender [ɪnˈdʒɛndə] vb
1. (tr) to bring about or give rise to; produce or cause 2. to be born or cause to be born; bring or come into being [from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerāre, from generāre to beget] engenderer n engenderment n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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| But when I revealed to them the calamity in store, and saw how mighty was the terror it did engender, then saw I also that this was the time to strike An unguided ramble into its recesses in bad weather is apt to engender dissatisfaction with its narrow, tortuous, and miry ways. "My dear lady," he protested, "the slight friendship between Lady Ruth and myself is not of the nature to engender such a fear. |
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