engender
verb (formal)- engender something
to make a feeling or situation exist 产生,引起(某种感觉或情况) The issue engendered controversy. 这个问题引起了争论。 problems engendered by the restructuring of the company 公司重组产生的问题 The place engendered immediate feelings of friendship and belonging. 这个地方立即产生了友谊和归属感。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEngender is used with these nouns as the object:- backlash
- confidence
- controversy
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (formerly also as ingender): from Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, from in- ‘in’ + generare ‘beget’, from genus, gener- ‘stock, race’.