engender  

Thesaurus for engender

• verb
  • synonyms
    • breed, spawn, beget, get, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth, cause, create, do, make  

Pronunciation of engender: EH0 N JH EH1 N D ER0 (ɛn'dʒɛndər)

Number of syllables of engender: 3

Definition of engender

• (v): make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"  
• (v): call forth  

Examples of engender

• Conjunctions often engender different mood.  
• The purpose of the practice is to engender a sense of victory and fearlessness.  
• Hostility can engender more hostility.  
• The movie inspires to engender this kind of dialogue.  
• That is not a way to engender healthy discussion.  
• These concerns did not engender support in the government of Russia.  
• I hope the essay will engender just the type of discussion of which you wrote.  
• This does not engender trust at all.  
• Hopefully this will engender some discussion.  
• Because they engender disgust and revulsion in me.