Engender usually takes a direct object without a preposition. Some prepositions can appear after the object depending on the meaning.
Engender normally means cause or produce and is usually followed directly by a noun: engender trust, engender conflict. Phrases such as engender in, engender among, engender between, and engender to are used only in specific sentence structures after the object.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
The basic pattern is engender followed directly by the result it causes.
Use in after the object to show where the feeling or quality appears.
Among is used for effects spread through a group of people.
Between is used for relationships involving two or more parties seen separately.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Engender usually takes a direct object.
✕ The policy engendered to trust. ✓ The policy engendered trust.By can follow engender in passive sentences, but not as a normal active combination.
✕ Leaders engender by confidence. ✓ Leaders engender confidence.Use among for broad groups and between for distinct sides.
✕ The speech engendered unity between the audience. ✓ The speech engendered unity among the audience.Engender needs a noun expressing what is caused.
✓ The decision engendered uncertainty.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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No. It usually takes a direct object, such as engender trust or engender fear.
Yes, in passive structures such as Trust was engendered by years of cooperation.
Yes. It is more common in formal, academic, and professional writing.
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