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Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: engendrer, from Latin generare 'to produce'

engender

 verb
     
en‧gen‧der [transitive]
formal to be the cause of a situation or feeling:
the changes in society engendered by the war
engender something in somebody
relationships that engender trust in children
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