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The word engender is often used in literature to describe the process by which one condition or set of actions gives rise to another, frequently carrying implications of both causality and consequence. Authors deploy it to indicate that a particular situation or act can actively create or evoke a specific state; for example, persecution is portrayed as something that can engender obstinacy and rouse pride [1], while on another occasion, dense populations engender pestilence [2]. The term also appears in discussions of how emotions and social conditions develop, such as when actions engender sympathy and a broader sense of community [3] or even when events lead to long-lasting hatred and feuds [4]. In various texts, whether examining the effects of political maneuvers or the subtleties of human relationships, engender serves as a dynamic verb that underscores the transformative power of events and ideas in shaping both individual experience and societal change.
  1. "It is but a mistaken method after all," pondered she, "persecution can only tend to engender obstinacy, and rouse the pride of our natures.
    — from The Catholic World, Vol. 04, October, 1866 to March, 1867 by Various
  2. A [66] too crowded population may of itself engender a pestilence, and must inevitably aggravate one should it prevail from other causes.
    — from The Cholera Gazette, Vol. I. No. 5. Wednesday, August 8th, 1832. by Various
  3. It will engender a greater sympathy and a wider community consciousness.
    — from The Journal of Negro History, Volume 8, 1923 by Various
  4. The others concerned will [Pg 232] all be beaten, and this will engender hatred and feuds which will last for generations.”
    — from Village Life in China: A Study in Sociology by Arthur H. Smith

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