Beget vs Impregnate - What's the difference?
beget | impregnate | Related terms |
To cause; to produce.
To father (rarely: to mother); to sire; to produce (a child).
To happen to; befall.
To cause to become pregnant.
To fertilize.
To saturate, or infuse.
To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
(dated) To become pregnant.
Beget is a related term of impregnate.
As verbs the difference between beget and impregnate
is that beget is to cause; to produce while impregnate is to cause to become pregnant.beget
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Quotations
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See also
* sireReferences
* * English irregular verbsimpregnate
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(impregnat)- I was impregnated at a clinic but don't know who the sperm donor is.
- It is recommended to impregnate new shoes before wearing them.
- (Addison)
