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Begat vs Create - What's the difference?

begat | create |

As verbs the difference between begat and create

is that begat is (beget) while create is (lb).

As a noun begat

is (nonstandard) an element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the bible.

begat

English

Verb

(head)
  • (beget)
  • * , Genesis 5:3
  • And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
  • * , Matthew 1:2
  • Abraham begat' Isaac; and Isaac '''begat''' Jacob; and Jacob ' begat Judas and his brethren
  • * {{quote-web, date=2012-02-01
  • , year= , first= , last= , author=Kathy Gilbert , authorlink= , title=Pitching In , site=Chatter Chattanooga citation , archiveorg= , accessdate=2012-09-29 , passage=Rugby football was created in the early 1800s at England’s all-boys Rugby School. The sport begat American football, Gaelic football, Australian rules football and Association football (aka soccer). }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nonstandard) An element of a lineage, especially of a lineage given in the Bible
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  • Usage notes

    * This is uncommon in the singular. English irregular simple past forms

    create

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Verb

    (creat)
  • To put into existence.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
  • , author= , volume=100, issue=2, page=171, magazine=(American Scientist) , title= Well-connected Brains , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.
  • To design, invest with a new form, shape, etc.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author=(Oliver Burkeman)
  • , volume=189, issue=2, page=48, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= The tao of tech , passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content",
  • To be creative, imaginative.
  • To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace.
  • To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or restored for the incumbent.
  • To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre?existent title (notably a church in Rome).
  • Synonyms

    * (to put into existence) generate * invent

    Antonyms

    * (to put into existence) annihilate, extinguish * imitate

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Created, resulting from creation.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Hearts create of duty and zeal.

    Anagrams

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