begot

verb

variants also begat
past tense of beget
1
as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) one change in the natural environment will beget others

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2
as in sired
to become the father of the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

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Recent Examples of begot From Traitors to Summer House to Love Island USA, the past year in reality TV begat a near-nonstop stream of drama and character arcs to obsess over, analyze and generally opine on. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Lestat begat his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent, as well as Louis, Claudia, and another lover, Antoinette. — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026 After the unremarkable Chip Kelly recruiting era, which begat a slight bump under DeShaun Foster, what first-year coach Bob Chesney has done, before coaching a game, has been downright remarkable. — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 9 May 2026 Electric vehicles began growing in popularity a few years ago thanks to sustained investment and policies that begot social and cultural buy-in. — Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026 Elvis Presley begat a slew of admiring rock ‘n’ roll legends, from Bob Dylan to David Bowie. — Kim Willis, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 This revolution of the Skyactiv system begat the Skyactiv-X engine, which incorporates HCCI (as SPCCI). — New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026 Normally, the automaker’s grand tourers’ alphanumeric names jump by twos between generations; the DB7 begat the DB9, which begat the DB11. — Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026 What makes the exhibit work is its new perspective on a loathsome period of world history, one in which the resulting artworks aren’t allowed to suffer just because of the corporate culture that begat them. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begot
  1. caused
  2. sired
  3. created
  4. spawned
  5. brought
  6. fathered
  7. generated
  8. produced
Verb
  • This year, thanks to the surge in oil prices caused by the war in Iran, Diamondback’s second-quarter profits per share more than doubled from last year; Wall Street expects another boost when third-quarter earnings are released in a few weeks.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The study associated different attachment styles with different levels of problematic social media use but didn’t prove that certain styles caused the problem, Bjornsen said.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
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  • Somebody fell out of love — a complaint sired this inspection.
    — David J. Neal July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.
    — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Definition of sired
Verb
  • In November 2021, crew members took shelter inside their spacecraft after a Russian anti-satellite weapons test created a dangerous cloud of debris.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The series, created by Marc Crehuet with Alejandra Guimerà, was co-penned by Crehuet with Carmen Marfá, Natalia Boadas and Serielizados co-founder Víctor Sala.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of created
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  • The meet-up has spawned gossip that Sarandos was full-on courting the duo.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast to other Gulf monarchies, especially Saudi Arabia, Qatar sees no threat in the Muslim Brotherhood, the political movement that spawned Hamas.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawned
Verb
  • On the score, rookie cornerback Mansoor Delane had ideal coverage and the Chiefs brought eight on a blitz.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Wildfires brought them home But for Baltzor, this year is already addin' up tough.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Within this supreme divine presence, each child, and every parent, as the spiritual expression of God, is tenderly fathered and mothered.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Most historians already accept that the author of the Declaration of Independence fathered children with Hemings, but the DNA testing done over the years to settle the case did not involve samples from Jefferson himself.
    — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fathered
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  • Butner slashed $30,000 off his asking price, but that generated only one offer, which fell through.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The energy and enthusiasm at games at Gateway can be high, but nothing like the electricity generated in the past two games at State Farm Arena.
    — Rod Beard, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Not coincidentally, Seattle converted 11 of 16 third-down situations and amassed 410 yards — nearly double what the Chiefs produced (213).
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of produced

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