beget

verb

be·get bi-ˈget

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begot bi-ˈgät

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also begat bi-ˈgat

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; begotten bi-ˈgä-tᵊn

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or begot; begetting

Synonyms of beget next

transitive verb

: to procreate as the father : sire

He died without begetting an heir.

: to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth

Violence only begets more violence.

begetter noun

Examples of beget in a Sentence

He died without begetting an heir. one change in the natural environment will beget others

Recent Examples on the Web Air-drying my hair begets frizz, which threatens to turn curly and wavy hair into a shapeless, foamy cloud. —

Veronica Cristino, Vogue, 11 July 2023 Over the years one delay, one set of denials, begat another delay, another set of denials. —

David Shribman, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023 Going from the woe begotten White Sox to the Angels at the trade deadline, and then moving again to the Guardians in the middle of a last-ditch playoff push to open September is enough to make any player’s head spin. —

Joe Noga, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2023 Food scarcity begets hunger, behind which looms instability. —

Michael Kimmage and Hanna Notte, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2023 Beyond that, one or two seizures can beget more, a cycle that neurologists try to interrupt with treatment. —

Benjamin Mueller, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023 College degrees tend to beget more college degrees. —

Dante Chinni, NBC News, 9 July 2023 Thus, where there is gain, there is also pain; the latter begets the former. —

Brett Christophers, Time, 23 June 2023 Maybe empty vengeance does beget more empty vengeance. —

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023 See More

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