be·get 
/bɪˈgɛt/ verb
be·got /bɪˈgɛt/ verb /-ˈgɑ:t/ also be·gat /-ˈgæt/ be·got·ten /-ˈgɑ:tn̩/ or be·got be·get·ting [+ obj] 1 formal : to cause (something) to happen or exist
▪ Violence begets [=causes] more violence. 2 old-fashioned + literary : to become the father of (someone)
▪ He died without begetting an heir.
▪ Violence begets [=causes] more violence.
▪ He died without begetting an heir.
— be·get·ter noun, plural be·get·ters [count]
