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verb

engender

CEFR C2

to cause or give rise to a feeling or situation

In a sentence

Six example sentences with engender, each labelled with its topic.

  • Small rituals at the start of a meeting engender trust faster than any speech about company values.

    Psychology

  • Sudden changes to the tax code engender uncertainty, and firms respond by postponing the factories they had planned.

    Economics

  • A coach who remembers every client's name can engender loyalty that no discounted membership will ever buy.

    Fitness

  • Shipping a rough version early can engender honest feedback that a polished launch months later would never draw.

    Startups

  • Shared courtyards engender the casual neighborly chat that long corridors of closed doors never seem to produce.

    Architecture

  • Socrates held that wonder engenders inquiry, and that philosophy begins the moment a person admits to being puzzled.

    Philosophy

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