engender

1. v. t. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife. Source: opted

3. v. i. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced. Source: opted

4. v. i. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace. Source: opted

5. n. One who, or that which, engenders. Source: opted

6. v. call forth Source: wordnet

7. v. make (offspring) by reproduction Source: wordnet

8. 1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.] 2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife. Engendering friendship in all parts of the common wealth. Southey. Syn. -- To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call forth; cause; excite; develop. 1. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced. Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender there. Dryden. 2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace. "I saw their mouths engender." Massinger. One who, or that which, engenders. Source: webster

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