beget
[ bih-get ]
/ bɪˈgɛt /
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.
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Origin of beget
OTHER WORDS FROM beget
be·get·ter, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for beget
beget
/ (bɪˈɡɛt) /
verb -gets, -getting, -got, -gat, -gotten or -got (tr)
to father
to cause or create
Derived forms of beget
begetter, nounWord Origin for beget
Old English begietan; related to Old Saxon bigetan, Old High German pigezzan, Gothic bigitan to find; see be-, get
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