— 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.