engenders
Brings into being
Engenders means brings into existence or causes to arise.
Ideas engender debate; policies engender resentment; trust engenders cooperation.
The word carries a sense of producing something as a natural consequence rather than through direct action: His secrecy engendered suspicion among colleagues.
Related to generate and gender, all from a root meaning to beget.
Creates or yields
- generatesBrings forth, creates
- createsBrings into being
- causesBrings into being
- brings aboutCauses to occur
gives rise to · results in · leads to · triggers · sparks · induces · prompts · occasions
Produces or causes
- siresFathers, especially horses
- fathersMale parents collectively
- conceivesForms in mind
- propagatesTransmits or spreads outward
reproduces · breeds · spawns · procreates · brings forth
produces
Creates or yields
brings about · gives rise to · results in · leads to · triggers · sparks · induces · prompts · occasions · precipitates
begets
Produces or causes
propagates · reproduces · breeds · spawns · procreates · brings forth
inspires
Fills with creative urge
kindles · ignites · excites · stimulates · evokes · provokes · instills · incites · inflames · rouses
nurtures
Encourages development through care
- cultivatesNurtures toward growth
- fostersEncourages development of
- developsComes into being gradually
nourishes · encourages · promotes · advances · furthers · supports · sustains · feeds · tends · germinates
engendersdestroys
Causes complete ruin
annihilates · extinguishes · eradicates · eliminates · obliterates