beget
verb
be·get bi-ˈget 
bē-
begot bi-ˈgät
bē-
also begat bi-ˈgat bē-
; begotten bi-ˈgä-tᵊn bē-
or begot; begetting transitive verb
1
: to procreate as the father : sire
He died without begetting an heir.
2
: to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth
Violence only begets more violence.
begetter noun
Synonyms
- breed
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- catalyze
- cause
- create
- do
- draw on
- effect
- effectuate
- engender
- generate
- induce
- invoke
- make
- occasion
- produce
- prompt
- result (in)
- spawn
- translate (into)
- work
- yield
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
He died without begetting an heir. one change in the natural environment will beget others
Recent Examples on the Web The technique: Stash a few specimens on a sunny sill when temperatures dip, and your minimal care will beget bright blooms and fragrant foliage through the bleakest winter. 
Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 But Johns, whose confidence issues beget inconsistency, endured a difficult stretch. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2022 Conspiracy theories that beget violence against state and local election workers. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Per CBS News, the Chinese government has said IPEF threatens to create exclusivity that could possibly beget turmoil in the region. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 27 May 2022 Scolding and other forms of negative health messaging can backfire, whereas rewarding healthy behaviors can beget more healthy behaviors, thus creating a virtuous circle. Sammy Rubin, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 But just seeing more electrics could beget electrics. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022 No, violent images don’t automatically beget real-world violence. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 May 2022 Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. Bon Appétit, 24 May 2022 See More
Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 But Johns, whose confidence issues beget inconsistency, endured a difficult stretch. Michael Cohen, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2022 Conspiracy theories that beget violence against state and local election workers. New York Times, 6 July 2022 Per CBS News, the Chinese government has said IPEF threatens to create exclusivity that could possibly beget turmoil in the region. Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 27 May 2022 Scolding and other forms of negative health messaging can backfire, whereas rewarding healthy behaviors can beget more healthy behaviors, thus creating a virtuous circle. Sammy Rubin, Forbes, 7 Apr. 2021 But just seeing more electrics could beget electrics. Aarian Marshall, Wired, 14 Feb. 2022 No, violent images don’t automatically beget real-world violence. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 May 2022 Chef Reem Assil, who recently released her first cookbook, Arabiyya, hopes this communion and understanding will beget social change. Bon Appétit, 24 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English begeten, beyeten, going back to Old English begietan "to get, beget," from be- be- + gietan "to get entry 1"
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
begetting 1 of 2
noun
as in procreation
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- procreation
- breeding
- spawning
- siring
- generation
- conception
- pregnancy
- gestation
- family way
- gravidity
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- infertility
- barrenness
begetting
2 of 2verb
1
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) one change in the natural environment will beget others Synonyms & Similar Words
- creating
- causing
- generating
- bringing
- spawning
- prompting
- producing
- doing
- inducing
- working
- yielding
- invoking
- engendering
- effecting
- occasioning
- breeding
- catalyzing
- making
- effectuating
- bringing about
- bringing forth
- bringing on
- drawing on
- introducing
- encouraging
- promoting
- inaugurating
- fathering
- giving rise to
- establishing
- initiating
- fostering
- beginning
- developing
- launching
- translating (into)
- founding
- nurturing
- determining
- cultivating
- pioneering
- instituting
- innovating
- resulting (in)
- starting
- enacting
- nourishing
- furthering
- deciding
- rendering
- forwarding
- conducing (to)
- advancing
- contributing (to)
- setting
- setting up
- turning out
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- limiting
- restricting
- impeding
- suppressing
- subduing
- controlling
- smothering
- squelching
- repressing
- crushing
- stifling
- killing
- restraining
- squashing
- inhibiting
- dampening
- retarding
- quashing
- checking
- quelling
- curbing
- arresting
- destroying
- extinguishing
- abolishing
- stilling
- reining (in)
- quenching
- liquidating
- demolishing
- putting down
- clamping down (on)
- cracking down (on)
- canning
- snuffing (out)
2
as in siring
to become the father of the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners Synonyms & Similar Words
- siring
- producing
- spawning
- fathering
- reproducing
- multiplying
- procreating
- generating
- propagating
- getting
- engendering
- bearing
- gendering