En·gen·der v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engendered p. pr. & vb. n. Engendering.]
1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.]
2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.
Engendering friendship in all parts of the common wealth. --Southey.
Syn: -- To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call forth; cause; excite; develop.