engendering
Meaning of engendering
verb, gerund or present participle
- cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
the issue engendered continuing controversy
Middle English (formerly also as ingender ): from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- ‘in’ + generare ‘beget’ (see generate).
Information about engendering
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of engendering
en-gen-der-ing
- It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
- engendering is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
engendering synonyms
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or exist:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning produce or create:
Meaning evoke or awaken (a feeling, emotion, or response):
Meaning cause to stop sleeping:
Meaning stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone:
Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):
Meaning set (something) on fire:
Meaning cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist:
Meaning bring about or give rise to:
Meaning give rise to:
Meaning bring about or initiate (an action or event):
Meaning instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action):
Meaning cause (something) to happen; bring about:
Meaning cause (something):
Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:
Meaning encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable):
Meaning (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction:
Meaning set on fire:
Meaning put into force or operation:
Words that rhyme with engendering
Ring, ring, Baring, Dearing, Spearing, Waring, Wearing, Zearing, abearing, afearing, affearing, afterhearing, anearing, appearing, ashlaring, backbearing, baring, bearing, beggaring, besmearing, bevaring, bewaring, blaring, blearing, burglaring, calendaring, caring, cellaring, charing, cheddaring, cheeseparing, childbearing, chivaring, clearing, coappearing, collaring, comparing, compearing, daring, dearing, declaring, dellaring, desugaring, disappearing, dogearing, drearing, earing, emparing, endearing, ensearing
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