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misbegetting

misbegetting is the present participle and gerund 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 misbegetting

What is misbegetting the present participle and gerund of?
Misbegetting is the present participle and gerund of misbeget.

Words near misbegetting in the dictionary

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

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