Both Uses of
engender
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- He had found that among muffin-sellers there existed drunkenness, debauchery, and profligacy, which he attributed to the debasing nature of their employment as at present exercised; he had found the same vices among the poorer class of people who ought to be muffin consumers; and this he attributed to the despair engendered by their being placed beyond the reach of that nutritious article, which drove them to seek a false stimulant in intoxicating liquors.†
Chpt 2
- poverty should engender an honest pride, that it may not lead and tempt us to unworthy actions,
Chpt 55 *engender = cause
Definition:
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(engender) cause -- usually a feeling (possibly a situation)