engender

Definition

To cause something to exist or develop, especially a feeling, situation, or condition.

Etymology

From Old French *engendrer*, from Latin *ingenerare* ('to produce, beget'), from *in-* ('in') + *generare* ('to create, beget'). The root is related to *genus* ('birth, kind').

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