beget

Definitions

To bring a child into existence by the process of reproduction.

To give rise to or bring about; to cause an effect or result.

Examples

Violence tends to beget more violence in a cycle that is difficult to break.

Poverty often begets a lack of opportunity, which can trap families for generations.

Great art can beget profound change by shifting the way people perceive the world.

Synonyms

generate produce create engender father sire spawn

Antonyms

destroy terminate kill prevent extinguish abolish annihilate