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begat

American  
[bih-gat] / bɪˈgæt /

verb

Archaic.

  1. simple past tense of beget.

begat British  
/ bɪˈɡæt /

verb

  1. archaic a past tense of beget

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“Survivor” begat “The Apprentice,” sharing an executive producer in Mark Burnett.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

But that broken leg also begat the greatest comeback in NFL history and led to one of the gifts Smith gave Washington football fans — a rare Thanksgiving Day win over the Dallas Cowboys.

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2023

It was family tragedy that begat a soldier.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 22, 2023

Grandchildren begat great-grandchildren begat great-great grandchildren, and she cooked for us into her 90s.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

“No. I’ll begat my rope. You don’t git things. You begat things.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

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