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Engender

ENGEN'DER, v.t. [L. gener, genero, geno, gigno. See Generate.] 1. To beget between the different sexes; to form in embryo. 2. To produce; to cause to exist; to cause to bring forth. Meteors are engendered in t...

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ENGEN'DER, v.t. [L. gener, genero, geno, gigno. See Generate.]

1. To beget between the different sexes; to form in embryo.

2. To produce; to cause to exist; to cause to bring forth. Meteors are engendered in the atmosphere; worms are sometimes engendered in the stomach; intemperance engenders fatal maladies; angry words engender strife.

ENGEN'DER, v.i. To be caused or produced.

Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender there.

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