begat
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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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| —vb , -gets, -getting, -got, -gat, -gotten, -got | |
| 1. | to father |
| 2. | to cause or create |
| [Old English begietan; related to Old Saxon bigetan, Old High German pigezzan, Gothic bigitan to find; see | |
| be'getter | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Birds with big beaks tended to have chicks with big beaks, and small beaks begat small beaks.
While his testimony clarified the meaning of the two letter agreements, it begat the present controversy.
He begat the project but was then shut out for being a perceived security risk.
It begat modern democracy, and made the modern republic possible.
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