All 3 Uses of
engender
in
Great Expectations
- He added as a self-evident proposition, engendering low spirits, "But you can't marry, you know, while you're looking about you."†
p. 266.6engendering = causing
- ...and the attempt to do it would inevitably engender suspicion.
p. 346.2 *engender = cause
- A new fear had been engendered in my mind by his narrative; or rather, his narrative had given form and purpose to the fear that was already there.†
p. 374.4engendered = caused
Definition:
cause -- usually a feeling (possibly a situation)