engender
to cause or bring into being
Roots
- gen / gener: birth, kind, origin, or producing
- in- / im- (in/into): in, into, within, or on
Other words with the gen / gener root
- congenial: pleasant, friendly, or naturally suited
- disingenuous: not candid; pretending to be sincere
- generate: to produce or bring into being
- heterogeneous: made of different kinds
- homogeneous: of the same kind throughout
- ingenuous: innocent and straightforward
Generate is the hook: engender means cause something to come into being.
The unfair rule engendered distrust even among students who were prepared.
Engender is generate with a social or emotional tilt. A policy can engender resentment. A kind explanation can engender confidence.
The useful question is: what did this bring into being?