begetverb [ T ]
uk/bɪˈɡet/us/bɪˈɡet/present participle begetting, past tense begot or begat, past participle begotten or begotold use to be the father of:
In the Bible it says that Adam begat Cain and Abel.
formal to cause:
Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.
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Breeds & breeding
- breed
- breeder
- breeding
- breeding ground
- brood mare
- cross
- crossbreed
- fancier
- father
- hybrid
- inbred
- inbreeding
- interbreed
- pedigree
- pedigreed
- purebred
- selective breeding
- sire
- stud
- thoroughbred
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