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To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.

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  1. v. t. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father.
  2. v. t. To get (with child.)
  3. v. t. To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.
  4. v. make (offspring) by reproduction
  5. 1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; -- commonly said of the father. Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget. Milton. 2. To get (with child.) [Obs.] Shak. 3. To produce as an effect; to cause to exist. Love is begot by fancy. Granville.