unbegetv.
transitive. To annul or undo the begetting of.
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a1625 J. Fletcher Humorous Lieut. iv. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Sssv/2 I'le raise 'em to a Regiment, and there command 'em, When they turne disobedient, unbeget 'em.
1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe i. 3 He..Repining that he must preserve his Crown..Wishes..he could unbeget Those Rebel-Sons, who dare t' usurp his Seat.
a1720 J. Sheffield Wks. (1753) II. 200 There would be yet a greater pleasure in unbegetting such a Son, if possible.
a1849 T. L. Beddoes Torrismond i. iii, in Poems (1851) I. 85 Unwrap me of my years, And hunt me..Into my mother's womb: there unbeget me.
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