Engendered

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Engender \En*gen"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engendered}; p. pr.
     & vb. n. {Engendering}.] [F. engender, L. ingenerare; in +
     generare to beget. See {Generate}, and cf. {Ingenerate}.]
     1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.]
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     2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the
        seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.
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              Engendering friendship in all parts of the common
              wealth.                               --Southey.
  
     Syn: To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call
          forth; cause; excite; develop.
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