BEGET


Meaning of BEGET in English

— begetter , n.

/bi get"/ , v.t., begot or ( Archaic ) begat; begotten or begot; begetting .

1. (esp. of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).

2. to cause; produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power.

[ bef. 1000; ME begeten (see BE-, GET); r. ME biyeten, OE begetan; c. Goth bigitan, OHG bigezzan ]

Syn. 1. spawn, sire, breed, father. 2. occasion, engender, effect, generate.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .