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beget
[ bih-get ]
verb (used with object)
, be·got or (Archaic) be·gat; be·got·ten or be·got; be·get·ting.
- (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
- to cause; produce as an effect:
a belief that power begets power.
beget
/ bɪˈɡɛt /
verb
- to father
- to cause or create
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Derived Forms
- beˈgetter, noun
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- be·get·ter noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of beget1
Old English begietan ; related to Old Saxon bigetan , Old High German pigezzan , Gothic bigitan to find; see be- , get
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