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beget(dictionary)

beget (iou)



beget verb trans. .

Get, acquire, esp. by effort. OE-E17.
Procreate (usu. said of the father, occas. of both parents). ME.
Shakespeare 1 Henry VI Richard, Edward's son, The first-begotten and the lawful heir. V. Woolf Begetting one son..by Lady Bradshaw. A. Storr It is unproven that the strongest males necessarily beget the strongest offspring. fig.: Book of Common Prayer The Son is of the Father alone: not made, nor created, but begotten.
b. Get with child. LME-E17.
fig. Call into being, occasion; give rise to. L16.
Conan Doyle As usual, familiarity begat contempt.
begetter noun a person who begets; a procreator, an originator: LME.