Word: engender
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: en
gen
der
Definition: To endow with gender; to create gender or enhance the importance of gender.
Morphemes:
Affix: en-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an intensifier; a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in, into
Affix: gender
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: generāre
Language: la
Decoded: generare
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I bring to life, I confer life upon: I beget, I breed, I father, I impregnate, I procreate, I sire