Engender synonyms and antonyms
ĕn-jĕn'dər
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To be the cause of; bring about; make happen; effect, induce, produce, compel, etc.
To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause:
produce (related)
To manufacture:
To urge to action; stir up; rouse
To make available and effective to fulfill a particular end or need:
To develop new or improved strains in (organisms), chiefly through controlled mating and selection of offspring for desirable traits.
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(Physiol.) To produce or increase the response of (an organism, organ, tissue, etc.) to a proper stimulus
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process:
To bring into being; create or start:
To produce or bring into existence
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
stop (antonym)
Prone to halting or hesitation.
kill (antonym)
Kill is defined as to cause to die or to destroy.
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destroy (antonym)
To put an end to; do away with
halt (antonym)
To stop; pause:
finish (antonym)
To come to an end; stop:
To create, found, or originate:
To bring forth young; develop embryos
To arrange or agree to:
To cause to come into existence; originate.
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To bring forth or be the source of (esp. something regarded with contempt and produced in great numbers)
give birth (or rise) to
To act or serve as a mother.
provoke (related)
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arouse (related)
heighten (related)
perpetuate (related)
brought-about (related)
instil (related)
bring about (related)
undermine (related)
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stifle (related)
To beget is defined as to create children or to cause something to happen.
To acquire, develop, or refine, as by education:
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