beget
verb
, bē-\
, bē- \
also begat\ bi-ˈgat
, bē- \;
begotten\ bi-ˈgä-tᵊn
, bē- \
or begot;
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Synonyms
breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
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Lee followed Drollinger and company to Oasis, and her steps into further drag events begat invitations to other performances and parties. — Tony Bravo, SFChronicle.com, "Late bloomer Linda Lee is San Francisco’s septuagenarian nightlife queen," 18 July 2019 Or at least as well as the college coaches who’d turned up over the decades to either pick his brain or curry favor: Yada begat yada, glad-handing, a few laughs, the usual Jedi mind tricks … followed by long, arid swaths of bupkis. — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, "Why Mel Tucker’s football recruiting at CU feels “entirely different” for in-state coaches," 30 June 2019 So continued a comically controversial postseason, between the phantom five-minute major that begat the Bedlam by the Bay in San Jose, and the ignored hand pass that also went the Sharks’ way last round against St. Louis. — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, "Jordan Binnington’s Stellar Performance for Blues Lost in Controversy of Game 5," 7 June 2019 One legend begets another: While her father followed the example of Richard Williams, Osaka studied Serena. — Louisa Thomas, Vogue, "The New Number One: Naomi Osaka Is Playing to Win," 21 Mar. 2019 Louis later returned the favor by helping me expand my deck, projects begetting projects. — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, "The Importance of Overly Ambitious Projects," 11 Mar. 2019 This curious lunation offers a fresh perspective and questions beget more questions. — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, "What Your Sign's June Horoscope Predictions Mean for You," 29 May 2019 Investors should recall that the surging Nasdaq Biotechnology Index plunged by nearly 40% from its July 2015 peak when price-gouging headlines begat promises from politicians to crack down on the sector. — Charley Grant, WSJ, "Investors, Brace Yourselves for More Drug-Price Drama," 16 May 2018 The scammers have begotten a society of scamming fanatics. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Why Is Scammer Style So Bad?," 22 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beget.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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