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misbegets

misbegets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misbeget.

Meaning of misbeget

Verb

misbeget (third-person singular simple present misbegets, present participle misbegetting, simple past misbegot, past participle misbegotten)

  1. To produce children from an illicit or inappropriate union, especially when such children suffer birth defects.
    • Therefore, Master Giles, buss the old folk, and thank them for misbegetting of thee, and ho ! you, — bring hither his mule !1869, Charles Reade, The Cloister and the Hearth
  2. To create or produce something badly.
    • Take it; disperse the rich man's store ; Take it, and satisfy your need ; Then misbeget some millions more For our posterity to feed.1886, Frederic William Farrar, Sermons and Addresses Delivered in America, page 118

Questions about misbegets

What is misbegets the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misbegets is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misbeget.

Words near misbegets in the dictionary

  1. misbefalling
  2. misbefalls
  3. misbefell
  4. misbefitting
  5. misbeget
  6. misbegets
  7. misbegetting
  8. misbegot
  9. misbegotten
  10. misbegun
  11. misbehadden

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