What does "beget" mean?
Beget: To get (with child.) [Obs.] Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.To produce as an effect; to cause to exist. Love is begot by fancy. Granville.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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