Nearby Words
verb
a past participle of beget.
Related forms
self-be·got·ten, adjective
well-be·got·ten, adjective
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Begotten
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is hornswoggle. Does it mean:
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
Example Sentences
- Trade will be begotten along her coasts at places where hitherto it has never been.
- Together, the two hits have begotten more science fiction for this fall than audiences have seen on the networks in years.
- And then there are fan sites begotten by writers' admirers.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object), be·got or (Archaic) be·gat; be·got·ten or be·got; be·get·ting.
1.
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
2.
to cause; produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power.
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