- past tense form of beget.
begat
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He’s written and produced hundreds of hours of television, and conceived the WGA’s Television Writers Handbook, which begat the WGA’s Showrunner Training Program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
Like Leo, it begat a procession of memes solely based on our first glimpse of Jude Law as Pope Pius XIII, the fictional first U.S.-born pontiff, played by a British actor.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
But that broken leg also begat the greatest comeback in NFL history and led to one of the gifts Smith gave Washington football fans — a rare Thanksgiving Day win over the Dallas Cowboys.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
The success of “The Sound of Music Live” begat “Peter Pan Live!” in 2014, which begat “The Wiz Live!” in 2015, which begat “Hairspray Live!” in 2016.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2018
I don’t know how they begat Saint Sarah and her bubbliciousness.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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