beget

//bɪˈɡɛt//
C2Frequency Level 12Literary
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Verb

begetInfinitive
begetPresent tense
begotPast tense
begottenPast participle
begettingPresent participle
begetsThird-person singular
1

To father or sire; to procreate as the male parent.

Abraham begot Isaac, and Isaac begot Jacob.

2

To cause or bring about; to give rise to something.

Poverty often begets crime.

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