Used in a Sentence

engender

How to use engender in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for engender.

Editorial note

Did the draft engender a fondness for the Vietnam war?A different approach would be to charge people for trash pickup.

Examples13
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

call forth

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of engender gathered in one view.

verb

call forth

verb

make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for engender.

Example sentences

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Did the draft engender a fondness for the Vietnam war?A different approach would be to charge people for trash pickup.

2

In fact, their entire plan was to draw us deeper in, where we could waste blood and treasure and engender further ill will in the region.

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To engender a spirit of goodwill, joviality and kindness such that the flunky wants to help you.

4

Did you seriously believe that you'd engender goodwill in the audience by spoiling the film as it was starting?

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There's strict requirements on identity validation to get these, and it's supposed to engender more trust on the part of users.

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Hiring an ethnically diverse range of, eg, MIT/CMU/Stanford graduates does not engender diverse viewpoints.

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I feel like violating people's food should engender more serious consequences than the loss of a minimum wage job.

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Constructing social/political/economic systems that reward power to those with self-restraint, and engender trust in those who could harm us is also important.

9

If there was a similar video showing all of the electronic sensors of a modern airliner flowing into the central flight control computer would it would engender the same sort of trepidation about air travel?

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Anomalies are universally negative in high-stakes environments, or if they're positive, only engender modest improvements.

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Hey githubbers, could you please stop repeating the tired "responsible disclosure" meme?Full disclosure is not irresponsible and attempts to frame it as such are bordering on malicious toward the exact community in which you are attempting to engender goodwill.

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Boring or otherwise tedious projects engender some stone-cold, take-it-or-leave-it negotiation.

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While this might be a fine legal argument, it doesn't engender support amongst foreign powers when you tell them you have every right to spy on their citizens but oh, by the way, can you do us a solid and hand over that fugitive?In what world does the US think they'll get cooperation from anyone when they aren't treated not even as equals but with simple decency?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use engender in a sentence?

Did the draft engender a fondness for the Vietnam war?A different approach would be to charge people for trash pickup.

What does engender mean?

call forth

What part of speech is engender?

engender is commonly used as verb.