Definition of beget

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be·get    (b-gt) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
be·got   (-gt) KEY  , be·got·ten   (-gtn) KEY   or be·got , be·get·ting , be·gets

1. To father; sire.
2. To cause to exist or occur; produce: Violence begets more violence.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English biyeten, bigeten, from Old English begetan; see ghend- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
be·getter (Noun)

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