Verb (used with object), : a belief that power begets power. From Dictionary.com.
Smart politics, in short, begat even better political messaging. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
Cain on the other hand "begat" sons who married and "begat" others sons who married too. From Wordnik.com. [In the Beginning.....] Reference
Their next son was Seth and he married too and "begat" Enoch who married too and bore sons and daughters. From Wordnik.com. [In the Beginning.....] Reference
Now Benjamin begat, &c. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
N.B. "begat" (v. 3) has no object; the object is easily supplied. From Wordnik.com. [Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1] Reference
"The Daily Show" begat "The Colbert Report," in which Colbert plays a jingoistic, know-it-all, borderline bigot. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
"begat" chapter as long as the Book of Chronicles. From Wordnik.com. [Mises Institute Daily Articles (Full-text version)] Reference
And Tansu begat a son of great prowess named Ilina. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
He also begat former representative Harley Staggers Jr. From Wordnik.com. [Fix Clip -N- Save: 'First families' of politics] Reference
And Manu begat ten other children named Vena, Dhrishnu. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
And Bharata begat upon his three wives nine sons in all. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
The Master said, Heaven begat the mind in me; what can Huan. From Wordnik.com. [The Sayings Of Confucius] Reference
No sooner had she got to sea than discomfort begat discontent. From Wordnik.com. [Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta] Reference
Virini, begat a thousand sons of rigid vows, all like himself. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
And Riksha begat Samvarana, the perpetuator of the royal line. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
Envy and covetousness begat injustice, and injustice disloyalty. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
And he begat upon her three sons called Sakta, Sahana, and Vagmi. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
And he begat six sons, -- Riksha was born of the womb of Dhumini. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
This disparity begat the myth that women are not at significant risk. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart Of Women's Health] Reference
And it is said that Ayus begat four sons named Nahusha, Vriddhasarman. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
Asmaki, a daughter of the Yadavas and begat upon her a son named Sanyati. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
So fluent and melodious was his elocution that his cause naturally begat sympathy. From Wordnik.com. [Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail] Reference
Ignorance begat worse government; decline and poverty followed one after the other. From Wordnik.com. [In the Tail of the Peacock] Reference
A long, long time ago -- 1977 -- "Star Wars" begat the new era of fantastic effects. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Illusions] Reference
"And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters.". From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
But I am utterly wretched, for I begat the best of sons in Troy, and none of them is left. From Wordnik.com. [The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield] Reference
Williams begat WilTel, now part of telecom giant WorldCom -- at a gain of 4,500 jobs for Tulsa. From Wordnik.com. [A New Brand Of Tech Cities] Reference
Martanda (Vivaswat) also begat another son after Yama, gifted with great intelligence and named Manu. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
And Janamejaya had married Ananta, the daughter of Madhava, and begat upon her a son called Prachinwat. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
He was not in truth the son of Abas, but Leto's son himself begat him to be numbered among the illustrious. From Wordnik.com. [The Argonautica] Reference
The intelligent and virtuous Kaudraswa begat upon the Apsara Misrakesi ten sons who were all great bowmen. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
For it is so clear that the leadership path of Congressman Rangel begat the leadership path of Congressman Towns. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin Powell: Charlie Rangel Begat Ed Towns: Something Is Broken In Brooklyn, Too] Reference
This man on whose account the rest were gathered from Hellas, they call Jason, son of Aeson, whom Cretheus begat. From Wordnik.com. [The Argonautica] Reference
And, O Janamejaya, the lord of creation, Daksha, then, from the desire of making creatures, begat fifty daughters. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
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