Also means
to generate
Usage Note
Engendrer means to bring about or give rise to something — engendrer des problèmes ('to give rise to problems'). In a biological or literary sense it means to beget or father a child. It is more formal than causer or créer and often appears in academic or journalistic writing to describe how one phenomenon produces another.
Examples
"Cette décision a engendré de nombreux conflits."
Natural Translation
That decision gave rise to numerous conflicts.
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