tr.v., -got (-gŏt'), -got·ten (-gŏt'n), or -got, -get·ting, -gets.
- To father; sire.
- To cause to exist or occur; produce: Violence begets more violence.
[Middle English biyeten, bigeten, from Old English begetan.]
begetter be·get'ter n.
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