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Engender

verb/ɛndʒˈɛndɚɹ/
Definition
call forth
make children
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛndʒˈɛndɚɹ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɛndʒˈɛndəɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɛndʒˈɛndəɹ/
3 syllables Say it as /ɛndʒˈɛndɚɹ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcall forth
verbmake children
“Abraham begot Isaac”
Word Forms
begetternouna male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
fathernouna male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
mothernouna woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
sirenounmale parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
generativeadjectiveproducing new life or offspring
generationnoungroup of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erzeugen
hervorrufen
🇫🇷French
engendrer
appeler
🇪🇸Spanish
engendrar
llamar
🇮🇹Italian
generare
invocare
🇳🇱Dutch
voortbrengen
roepen
🇵🇹Portuguese
gerar
invocar
🇷🇺Russian
порождать
вызвать
India
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पैदा करना
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উৎপন্ন করা
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தோற்றுவிக்கிறது
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🇮🇳Telugu
పుట్టించు
పిలవండి
🇮🇳Marathi
निर्माण करणे
पुढे बोलावणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
પેદા કરવું
આગળ બોલાવો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕುತ್ತವೆ
ಕರೆ ಮಾಡಿ
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ജനിപ്പിക്കുക
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ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨਾ
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🇵🇰Urdu
پیدا کرنا
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🇨🇳Chinese
产生
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醸し出す
呼び出す
🇰🇷Korean
낳다
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🇻🇳Vietnamese
gây ra
gọi ra
🇹🇭Thai
ก่อกำเนิด
โทรออกมา
🇮🇩Indonesian
menimbulkan
menimbulkan
🇵🇭Filipino
magbunga
tumawag
🇲🇾Malay
melahirkan
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Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تولد
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🇮🇷Persian
ایجاد کند
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🇹🇷Turkish
doğurmak
ileri çağırmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהוֹלִיד
לקרוא
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'engender'?
The primary meaning of 'engender' is 'call forth'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'engender' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'engender' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'engender' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'engender' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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