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   beget

   /bɪˈɡɛt/

   verb

   • 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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. begetter noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   • T

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