en·gen·der
verb/ɪnˈdʒendə(r)/
/ɪnˈdʒendər/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they engender | /ɪnˈdʒendə(r)/ /ɪnˈdʒendər/ |
| he / she / it engenders | /ɪnˈdʒendəz/ /ɪnˈdʒendərz/ |
| past simple engendered | /ɪnˈdʒendəd/ /ɪnˈdʒendərd/ |
| past participle engendered | /ɪnˈdʒendəd/ /ɪnˈdʒendərd/ |
| -ing form engendering | /ɪnˈdʒendərɪŋ/ /ɪnˈdʒendərɪŋ/ |
- engender something to make a feeling or situation exist
产生，引起（某种感觉或情况） - The issue engendered controversy.
这个问题引起了争论。 - problems engendered by the restructuring of the company
公司改制带来的问题 - The place engendered immediate feelings of friendship and belonging.
这个地方立即产生了友谊和归属感。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEngender is used with these nouns as the object:- backlash
- confidence
- controversy
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as ingender): from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- ‘in’ + generare ‘beget’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’. - The issue engendered controversy.