Begotten
a past participle of beget.
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
to cause; produce as an effect:
a belief that power begets power.
Contemporary Examples
Super Bowl Ads Play It Safe James P. Othmer February 7, 2010
Historical Examples
Memoirs of John R. Young John Young
Fruitfulness Emile Zola
The Shame of Motley Raphael Sabatini
The Woman Thou Gavest Me Hall Caine
The Lady Of Blossholme H. Rider Haggard
The Historical Nights’ Entertainment Rafael Sabatini
The War Upon Religion Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
Scaramouche Rafael Sabatini
The New Machiavelli Herbert George Wells
verb
a past participle of beget
verb (transitive) -gets, -getting, -got, -gat, -gotten, -got
to father
to cause or create
adj.
v.
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