begot
bi-ˈgät 
bē-
also begat
bi-ˈgat
bē-
; begotten
bi-ˈgä-tᵊn
bē-
or begot; begetting
1
: to procreate as the father : sire
He died without begetting an heir.
2
: 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
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With 700 acres that are home to 50 waterfalls, the elevation change on some of its trails is unusual for south Louisiana, but the extra effort begets rewarding views of cascading falls in return.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Of the Fords, father Ernest, state legislator in the Senate, begat Wendell H., lieutenant governor, governor, and, later, U.S. senator.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There’s practically nothing that his Catholic foes, still smarting at the Church of England’s rejection of papal authority, won’t believe about the man who helped engineer the schism so that Henry (Damian Lewis) could divorce his first wife as part of his ongoing quest to beget a male heir.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
What began as a small Slack channel grew into a constantly humming conversation that begot some hacks that even the most grizzled New Yorkers among us hadn’t known till now.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Of the Fords, father Ernest, state legislator in the Senate, begat Wendell H., lieutenant governor, governor, and, later, U.S. senator.
—Jonathon Sturgeon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
There’s practically nothing that his Catholic foes, still smarting at the Church of England’s rejection of papal authority, won’t believe about the man who helped engineer the schism so that Henry (Damian Lewis) could divorce his first wife as part of his ongoing quest to beget a male heir.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2025
What began as a small Slack channel grew into a constantly humming conversation that begot some hacks that even the most grizzled New Yorkers among us hadn’t known till now.
—The Editors, Curbed, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for beget
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“Beget.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beget. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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