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   engender

   /ɪnˈdʒɛndə/

   verb

   • 1. cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition): "the issue engendered continuing controversy"
   • ▪ (of a father) beget (offspring).

   Word Origin Middle English (formerly also as ingender): from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- ‘in’ + generare ‘beget’ (see generate).

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