engender
Bring into being
Engender means to cause something to come into being or to give rise to a condition or feeling.
It is typically used for abstract things rather than physical ones: policies that engender mistrust, actions that engender controversy, experiences that engender compassion.
The word carries a sense of bringing forth or producing as a natural consequence, suggesting that whatever is engendered grows organically from its source rather than being deliberately manufactured.
Cause to exist
- produceMake or manufacture
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- begetTo father or cause
give rise to · bring about · lead to · result in · occasion · precipitate · catalyze · induce
To stimulate or excite
provoke · inspire · instill · elicit · spark · rouse · excite · stimulate
Encourage development of
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- developCause gradual growth
- nourishProvide sustenance to
mature · flourish · germinate · blossom · evolve · ripen · bloom · sprout
Coming into the world
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- inceptionFounding moment
- creationMaking something exist
- originationAct of bringing forth
germination · emergence · beginning · dawn · source · seed · root · foundation
create
Cause to exist
beget · give rise to · bring about · lead to · result in · occasion · precipitate · catalyze · induce · trigger
arouse
To stimulate or excite
awaken · provoke · inspire · instill · elicit · spark · rouse · excite · stimulate · incite
foster
Encourage development of
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- cultivateGrow or develop purposefully
- developCause gradual growth
nourish · mature · flourish · germinate · blossom · evolve · ripen · bloom · sprout · burgeon
birth
Coming into the world
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- inceptionFounding moment
- creationMaking something exist
origination · germination · emergence · beginning · dawn · source · seed · root · foundation · wellspring
engenderdestroy
Cause complete ruin
kill · extinguish · end · eliminate · annihilate