Synonyms for engender
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Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Generate — to bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create
generate, beget, create, cause, produce, develop, excite, provoke, bring forth, induce, stimulate, make, contrive, bring about, spawn, rouse, conjure, stir, propagate, evolve, ignite, invent
2. Give rise to — to assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced
give rise to, rise, take form, materialize UK US, materialise UK, originate, arise
4. Give birth — to beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman)
get, father, mother, give birth, sire
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).
- v. 2
To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.
- v. 3
To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
- v. 4
To copulate, to have sex.
Forms
- Past participle
- engendered
e.g. engendered → generated, begotten, created, caused…
Example sentences
- create New GATT resolutions could create a real shake-up.
- produce Your pessimism won't produce any positive results.
- generate This is going to generate more traffic in Algiers.
- beget Ambiguous phrases often beget funny interpretations.
By length
- 3 letters
- get1
- 4 letters
- make1, rise1, stir1, sire2
- 5 letters
- cause1, birth1, breed1, arise2, spawn1, rouse1, beget2
- 6 letters
- father2, mother2, create2, evolve2, induce2, invent2, ignite2, excite2
- 7 letters
- produce2, develop3, provoke2, conjure2
- 8 letters
- generate3, contrive2, copulate3
- 9 letters
- stimulate3, originate4, propagate3
- 11 letters
- materialize5, materialise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sire2 = 2 syllables).