Be*get" (&?;), v. t. [imp.
Begot (&?;), (Archaic) Begat (&?;); p. p. Begot, Begotten
(&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. Begetting.]
[OE. bigiten,
bigeten, to get, beget, AS. begitan to get; pref. be- + gitan. See Get, v. t. ] 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.
Hear it pronounced