Engender — Defs

01 v. t. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget.

imp. & p. p. Engendered; p. pr. & vb. n. Engendering

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.

02 v. i. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

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.

03 n. One who, or that which, engenders.