v.
Pronunciation: in- ' jen-d ə r, en-
Function: verb
Inflected Form: en · gen · dered ; en · gen · der · ing \ -d( ə -)ri ŋ \
Etymology: Middle English engendren, from Anglo-French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- + generare to generate
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : BEGET , PROCREATE
2 : to cause to exist or to develop : PRODUCE <policies that have engender ed controversy>
intransitive verb : to assume form : ORIGINATE