Engender
Empty ration shops, calm dressing rooms, and transparent mark sheets all prove this verb: atmospheres and feelings are begotten, not built.
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To give rise to feelings.
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EN-GENDER: it genders (begets) feelings the way parents beget children.
Examples
Scarcity engendered panic.
The coach’s calm engendered trust in a dressing room full of debutants.
Transparent marking engendered zero appeals this semester.
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Etymology
From Latin ingenerare "to beget, implant," from in- "in" + generare "to produce." Feelings begotten, not built.
Usage Notes
Formal causation for emotions and atmospheres: scarcity engenders panic, trust engenders loyalty. Loves abstract objects.
Real-life contexts
Use in essays: "Inequality engenders resentment."
Use in leadership: "Clarity engenders calm in a crisis."
Use in analysis: "Delays engender distrust among users."
Common Mistakes
Engender produces feelings and conditions, not objects; factories produce goods, policies engender confidence. Do not confuse with endanger (to put at risk).
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