misbeget
misbeget · misbegets · misbegot · misbegotten · misbegetting
To beget wrongly or badlyTo beget wrongly or badly.: To produce children from an illicit or inappropriate union, especially when such children suffer birth defects.
Meaning
2 sensesTo beget wrongly or badly.
To produce children from an illicit or inappropriate union, especially when such children suffer birth defects.
To create or produce something badly.
Origin
From mis- + beget. Compare Middle English misbeȝete (“an illegitimate child”, literally “oFrom mis- + beget. Compare Middle English misbeȝete (“an illegitimate child”, literally “one who is misbegotten”).
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Forms
misbegets, misbegetting, misbegot, misbegotten| Base form | misbeget · to misbeget |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | misbegets |
| Present participle | misbegetting |
| Past simple | misbegot |
| Past participle | misbegotten |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle