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Synonyms of engender

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Another word for engender is produce. Other synonyms of engender are encourage, push, generate, stimulate and urge.

Synonyms and similar words for engender

verbTo beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).

verbTo give existence to, to produce (living creatures).

verbTo bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.

  • assemble
  • beget
  • conjure
  • craft
  • create
  • generateTo bring into being; give rise to.
  • invent
  • make
  • manufacture
  • produceTo bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.
  • bring forth
  • cause
  • contrive
  • ferment
  • forge
  • developTo create.
  • evolveTo cause (something) to come into being or develop.
  • gin upTo generate, devise, or create.
  • innateTo cause to exist; to call into being.
  • form
  • actuateTo incite to action; to motivate.
  • goose
  • fuel
  • light a fire underTo motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster.
  • send
  • sting
  • bring aboutTo cause to take place.
  • drawTo attract or provoke (a particular reaction or response) from someone.
  • driveTo motivate; to provide an incentive for.
  • encourageTo mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
  • egg onTo encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
  • evokeTo elicit a response.
  • exciteTo arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
  • fomentTo incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
  • goadTo incite or provoke.
  • ignite figurativelyTo spark off (something), to trigger.
  • impelTo urge a person; to press on; to incite to action or motion via intrinsic motivation.
  • incite
  • induceTo cause, bring about, lead to.
  • inflame figurativelyTo excite or intensify (a feeling, such as an appetite or passion), especially to an excessive or unnatural level.
  • instigate
  • invokeTo bring about as an inevitable consequence.
  • lash
  • motiveTo prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
  • motivateTo provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage; to actuate.
  • obligate
  • oblige
  • pushTo continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
  • promoteTo encourage, urge or incite.
  • promptTo initiate; to cause or lead to.
  • provokeTo bring about a reaction.
  • rouseTo provoke (someone) to react (for example, in anger or annoyance); to spur; also, to annoy, to tease.
  • set offTo begin; to cause; to initiate.
  • spark offTo initiate something by providing the necessary conditions.
  • spurTo urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous pursuit of an object.
  • spur onTo spur or urge (someone) to do something.
  • stimulateTo encourage into action.
  • stirTo incite to action.
  • stir upTo arouse or excite (passion or action, etc.).
  • stoke figuratively
  • temptTo provoke something; to court.
  • urgeTo put mental pressure on; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
  • whip upTo arouse or excite.
  • forthbring obsoleteTo bring forth; bring out; produce.
  • abet obsoleteTo urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
  • cheer obsoleteTo encourage to do something.
  • grill Scotland, USTo make angry; provoke; offend, incite.
  • move obsoleteTo incite, urge (someone to do something); to solicit (someone for or of an issue); to make a proposal to.
  • whet obsoleteTo inculcate or teach (habits, information, etc.).

verbTo assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.

verbTo copulate, to have sex.

Meaning of engender

  1. verb To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).
  2. verb To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).
  3. verb To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.

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Questions about synonyms of engender

What is another word for engender?
Engender has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as produce, encourage, push, generate, stimulate, urge, motivate and promote.
What does engender mean?
Engender means to beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).

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