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engender
verb as in cause to happen; cause an action
Example Sentences
The epic scale of “King Lear” can engender reluctance in theatergoers.
Tucked away in semirural settings away from the urban core, both communities, despite their dramatic demographic differences, share an insularity that engendered strong identities and also made them vulnerable.
Avila also called for reform of California’s voter accessibility laws, which allow voters more options than in other states, and help engender California’s notoriously slow vote counts.
Becoming a mother engenders a brutal kind of honesty, says Heller, one that she tried to capture in “Nightbitch.”
Mr. Trump has said that “real power” is the ability to engender fear, and he seems to have achieved that.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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