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engender
to give rise to or bring about a feeling or condition
Synonyms
- generate
- produce
- foster
Antonyms
- prevent
- quash
engender in a sentence
The coach's constant praise engendered confidence in the young players.
The teacher's patience engendered a genuine love of reading in her students.
Where it comes from
From Latin ingenerare "to implant, produce"
Memory hook
EN-GENDER -- to generate something new, like a feeling or idea.
Word parts
- gen — birth, origin, kind
engender: en- (in, into) + gen (birth, origin; via Latin generare, beget)
Read it in context
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