engenders

verb

present tense third-person singular of engender
1
as in creates
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest

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2
as in originates
to come into existence feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her

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Recent Examples of engenders This enthusiasm could be partly explained by the band’s unexpected reunion, but brief inserts of footage from Oasis’ triumphant shows at Knebworth in 1996 suggest that the Mancunian band engenders a type of fandom of a particularly feverish kind. — Elena Lazic, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The act of looking back on one’s own history with care instead of judgment engenders a communal spirit between the film and its audience. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 Audio podcasting has always thrived on a unique intimacy with its audience that engenders such trust. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Embedded in their value is that the Padres are now the only game in town, literally, which engenders fan support. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026 In my personal experience, no restaurant engenders more passion from its devoted diners. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026 Anonymity engenders bad behavior (as anyone who has encountered anonymous trolls on social media can readily attest). — Paul Rosenzweig, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026 Los Angeles is free from all that, since their recent postseason work engenders no expectations at all. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 Vulnerability engenders a healing breakthrough with a partner as Mars and Chiron harmonize! — Usa Today, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engenders
  1. creates
  2. originates
  3. generates
  4. arises
  5. causes
  6. begins
  7. brings
  8. starts
Verb
  • To see how this spread creates randomness throughout the world, consider an ordinary coin-flip experiment again.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Republican president signed an executive order that creates a new women’s health division at the National Institutes of Health and a White House task force to focus on the issue.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of creates
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  • The climate phenomenon, which originates in the Pacific and leads to warmer global temperatures, has upended weather across the world, fueling extraordinary storms in the Americas.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers say the findings therefore don't prove that tinnitus originates in the cochlea.
    — Mike McRae October 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of originates
Verb
  • This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Boasting about 24 flagships across countries, Ecoalf generates about 30 percent of its revenues from retail and 24 percent from e-commerce.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of generates
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  • While no business can prepare for every possible disruption, planning ahead can help owners protect their company’s financial health when trouble arises.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The problem arises when the relationship changes but the assumptions surrounding it do not.
    — Murugan Anandarajan, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of arises
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  • Yet in September, Bangladesh reported a daily average of 1,198 new cases of measles, which causes a high fever, cough and telltale rash.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The organization’s focus areas are education, jobs and livelihood, and health—causes she’s cared about deeply since childhood.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of causes
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  • Its arrival begins the process of turning a military transport into a specialized communications platform designed for one of America’s most critical defense missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • My latest stargazing obsession There's something special about stargazing during the blue hour — that brief transition when daylight drains from the sky and night's window begins to open.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of begins
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  • Different Monsters Require Different Minds That brings us to today.
    — Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
  • For property owners who poured their life savings into Camelot, the arrival of heavy machinery brings mounting anger over how local authorities handled the complex's long, troubled decline.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • Following press and buyer appointments at The Plaza on Wednesday, the inaugural gowns will embark on a national trunk show tour that starts right across the street at Bergdorf Goodman.
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Someone who came to watch a movie starts to understand how one might be made.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of starts

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“Engenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engenders. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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