ENGENDER


Meaning of ENGENDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈjen-dər, en- ]

verb

( en·gen·dered ; en·gen·der·ing -d(ə-)riŋ)

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.