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Definition of engender verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

engender

verb

NAmE//ɪnˈdʒɛndər//

engender something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they engender

he / she / it engenders

past simple engendered

-ing form engendering

to make a feeling or situation exist The issue engendered controversy. problems engendered by the restructuring of the company

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