v.tr. (begetting; past begot; archaic begat; past part. begotten) literary 1 (usu. of a father, sometimes of a father and mother) procreate. 2 give rise to; cause (beget strife). begetter n.
[ OE begietan, formed as BE- + GET = procreate ]
v.tr. (begetting; past begot; archaic begat; past part. begotten) literary 1 (usu. of a father, sometimes of a father and mother) procreate. 2 give rise to; cause (beget strife). begetter n.
[ OE begietan, formed as BE- + GET = procreate ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012