En*gen"der (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Engendered (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Engendering.] [F. engender, L.
ingenerare; in + generare to beget. See
Generate, and cf. Ingenerate.] 1.
To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.]
2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to
produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender
strife.
Engendering friendship in all parts of the
common wealth.
Southey.
Syn. -- To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion;
call forth; cause; excite; develop.
En*gen"der, v. i. 1.
To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or
produced.
Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender
there.
Dryden.
2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual
embrace. "I saw their mouths engender."
Massinger.
En*gen"der (?), n. One who, or
that which, engenders.
