Synonyms & related words for engender

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of engender — including beget, generate, spawn, induce, create, arouse. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to engender

Explore words related to engender — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ingenerate, elicit, rearouse, begot, evoke, foment, incite, instigate. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for engender

Common synonyms for engender include beget, generate, spawn, induce, create, arouse, provoke, produce — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does engender come from?

The word engender breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gen-, from Latin genus (“birth, kind”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.