begat


begat

(bɪˈɡæt) vbarchaic a past tense of beget

be•get

(bɪˈgɛt)

v.t. be•got, be•got•ten be•got, be•get•ting. 1. (esp. of a male parent) to generate (offspring). 2. to produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power. [before 1000; Middle English begeten, biyeten, Old English begetan, c. Old High German bigezzan, Gothic bigitan] be•get′ter, n.