engender
en-JEN-derverbMeaning to cause something to exist; to give rise to
Memory hook EN-GEN-der: GENerates more. Nell hands a neighbor a flower; he passes one to Ivy; she passes one to her grandpa. One kind act engenders many more.
Her fair rules engendered trust among the players.
In context The teacher’s patience engendered confidence in her shy students; by spring, kids who once whispered were reading aloud to the whole class.
Similar cause, produce, create, generate
Opposite prevent, stifle
From Old French engendrer, from Latin ingenerare, “to bring to life, to produce”: in (in) + generare (to beget).