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Engender

🔄 Synonyms of "Engender"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
generateverb	(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
sirenoun	A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
begetverb	To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
breednoun	To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
mothernoun	A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
fathernoun	A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
bring forthverb	To create, generate, bring into existence.
spawnverb	(transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Engender"

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Word	Definition
begetverb	To produce or bring forth (a child); to be a parent of; to father or sire.
breedverb	To produce offspring sexually; to bear young.
spawnverb	(transitive) To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
motherverb	A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
fatherverb	A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
generateverb	(transitive) To bring into being; give rise to.
bring forthverb	To create, generate, bring into existence.
sireverb	A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
getverb	(transitive or ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
poseverb	(transitive) To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of effect.
catalyzeverb	(transitive) To accelerate a process.
sparkverb	(intransitive) To give off a spark or sparks.
leadverb	(transitive) To cover, fill, or affect with lead.
fosterverb	(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
attractverb	(transitive) To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
transformverb	(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
arouseverb	(transitive) To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
engineerverb	(transitive) To employ one's abilities and knowledge as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use.
inspireverb	(transitive) To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
buildverb	(transitive) To form (something) by combining materials or parts.