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engender

/ɛnˈdʒɛn.də/
verb
  1. To beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman).

  2. To give existence to, to produce (living creatures).

  3. To bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create.

Synonymsassemble, beget, conjure, craft, create, generate

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