Meaning & use
Begetting
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Bringing into existence, especially as a father; causing or giving rise to something.
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Ancient genealogies traced generation after generation of begetting.
Success often ends up begetting more success in business.
A note on using this word
A somewhat archaic and biblical word, most familiar from genealogical lists in the King James Bible, such as 'Abraham begat Isaac.'
Words with a similar meaning
fatheringproducinggenerating
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