begets
Causes to exist
Begets is the third-person singular of beget, meaning to father or produce offspring.
The word appears most often in biblical genealogies: Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob.
By extension, beget means to cause or bring about: Violence begets violence.
The word sounds archaic in modern speech outside of set phrases.
Creates or yields
- createsBrings into being
- generatesBrings forth, creates
- yieldsGives forth results
- brings aboutCauses to occur
gives rise to · causes · induces · triggers · sparks · precipitates · engenders · effectuates
Male animal parent
- fatherMale parent
- spawnAquatic eggs or generate
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- procreateGenerate offspring sexually
reproduce · conceive · engender · propagate · generate · birth · offspring · progeny
Point of creation
- inceptionFounding moment
- birthComing into the world
- beginningInitial stage of something
- sourcePoint of origin
root · dawn · emergence · founding · origination · creation · commencement · start
Causes to endure indefinitely
- breedsCultivated animal varieties
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- repetitionAct of redoing
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
pattern · chain · succession · continuation · self-perpetuating · recurring · generational · hereditary
produces
Creates or yields
brings about · gives rise to · causes · induces · triggers · sparks · precipitates · engenders · effectuates · results in
sire
Male animal parent
procreate · reproduce · conceive · engender · propagate · generate · birth · offspring · progeny · lineage
genesis
Point of creation
source · root · dawn · emergence · founding · origination · creation · commencement · start · wellspring
perpetuates
Causes to endure indefinitely
- breedsCultivated animal varieties
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- repetitionAct of redoing
recurrence · pattern · chain · succession · continuation · self-perpetuating · recurring · generational · hereditary · propagates
Abraham
First Hebrew patriarch
testament · patriarch · lineage · generations · firstborn · covenant · prophets · David · Solomon · ancestral
begetsdestroys
Causes complete ruin
annihilates · obliterates · extinguishes · eradicates · eliminates