engendered

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The moment was extraordinary as were the feelings it engendered, and, almost unconsciously to herself, she raised the hand that held her own to her lips, in a sort of reverence.

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  1. transitive verb To bring into existence; give rise to: "Every cloud engenders not a storm” (Shakespeare).
  2. transitive verb To procreate; propagate.
  3. intransitive verb To come into existence; originate.

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  • And with the ignorance and incapacity which a life of slavery has engendered, and the prejudices and obstacles they would have to encounter in any of the free states,—in some respects more violent and oppressive than those felt here,—it would hardly be much of a favor to send them out by themselves, to seek their fortune at the north. —  The White Slave; or, Memoirs of a Fugitive
  • The first bright vision of fame and happiness thus engendered was as short as it was intense. —  The Life of John Clare
  • She'd said it several times and he'd thrust it away, uncomfortable with the feelings that little phrase engendered. —  Sherrilyn Kenyon, Rebecca York, Robin D. Owens - What Dreams May Come
  • Perhaps partly due to the fear it engendered, a ferocious nuclear conflict ensued. —  IGN Complete
  • Amanda Marcotte pointed out in her post to Rachel's article and some of the comments it engendered, the "third way" is —  BlogHer
 

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