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   beget

   /bɪˈɡɛt/

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   • 1. (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction: "they hoped that the King might beget an heir by his new queen" Similar fathersireengendergeneratespawncreategive life tobring into beingbring into the worldhaveprocreatereproducebreed
   • 2. cause; bring about: "killings beget more killings" Similar causegive rise tolead toresult inbring aboutcreateproducegenerateengenderspawnoccasioneffectbring to passbring onprecipitatepromptprovokekindletriggerspark offtouch offstir upwhip upinduceinspirepromotefosterliterary:enkindlerare:effectuate

   Word Origin Old Englishbegietan ‘get, obtain by effort’ (see be-, get).

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   • 1. begetter noun

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   What is the meaning of the word beget?

   • 1 beget, bring into being or existence, coin, compose, concoct, design, develop, devise, dream up (informal) form, formulate, generate, give birth to, give life to, hatch, initiate, invent, make, originate, produce, spawn.

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   What does begot mean?

   • , 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). a belief that power begets power. Meanwhile, accusations of bullying have begotten accusations of counter-bullying.

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   What does begetter mean?

   • 1. (esp. of a male parent) to generate (offspring). 2. to produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power. be•get′ter, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011 1.

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   What is a 3rd person singular simple present indicative form of beget?

   • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beget. Localas well as central government begets records as it grows. This begets a twisting diagonal movement of the wing on its long axis, which, but for the elasticity referred to, would break the wing into fragments. The film sends out the same old message- violence begets violence.

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   Beget is a verb that means to procreate as the father or to produce as an effect or outgrowth. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of beget from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   uk / bɪˈɡet / us / bɪˈɡet / present participle begetting | past tense begot or begat | past participle begotten or begot. Add to word list. old use. to be the father of: In the Bible it says that Adam begat Cain and Abel. formal. to cause: Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Breeds & breeding

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   Beget means to be the father of or to cause something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Beget definition: (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).. See examples of BEGET used in a sentence.

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   To beget means to generate something, usually children, and it can be used to refer to the role of either a mother or a father.

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   beget something (formal or old-fashioned) to make something happen. Violence begets violence. Definition of beget verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Beget means to cause something to happen or be created, or to father a child. Learn the word forms, pronunciation, origin, and usage of beget with Collins English Dictionary.