The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Engender \En*gen"der\, v. i.
   1. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or
      produced.
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            Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender there.
                                                  --Dryden.
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   2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace. "I saw
      their mouths engender." --Massinger.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Engender \En*gen"der\, n.
   One who, or that which, engenders.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

engender
    v 1: call forth [syn: engender, breed, spawn]
    2: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
       children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
       engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
       forth]