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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

Like Leo, it begat a procession of memes solely based on our first glimpse of Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII, the fictional first U.S.-born pontiff, played by a British actor.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

Indian musicians began adapting their own classical music for steel guitar, and in Africa, the quest to replicate the glissando effect begat a local technique dubbed “Hauyani” after the word “Hawaiian.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024

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

But who begat you is a question with an answer only someone else can tell you.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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