beget

[bih-get] / bɪˈgɛt /

VERB

create, bear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring about engender sire

STRONG

afford breed bring cause effect father generate get mother multiply occasion procreate produce propagate reproduce

WEAK

give rise to progenerate result in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt kill stop

STRONG

destroy fail leave

Example Sentences

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Many fear that the strategy of taking down top leaders will only beget more fighting.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The disaster beget $53 billion in losses, with insurers covering around $40 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

I believe that violence will only beget more violence.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2024

On today’s episode of Hear Me Out… atrocities beget atrocities.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2023

I wished I too had some kind of scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini