" begetters "

1: a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor;

  * e.g., " ... Michael Faraday is widely hailed as one of the begetters of electromagnetism, the field of study that sparked a technological revolution "

•  Synonyms : 

•  authors,

•  creators,

•  establishers,

•  fathers,

•  founders,

•  founding fathers,

•  generators,

•  inaugurators,

•  initiators,

•  instituters,

•  originators,

•  sires

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor;

  * e.g., " ... Michael Faraday is widely hailed as one of the begetters of electromagnetism, the field of study that sparked a technological revolution "

•  Synonyms : 

•  author,

•  creator,

•  establisher,

•  father,

•  founder,

•  founding father,

•  generator,

•  inaugurator,

•  initiator,

•  instituter,

•  originator,

•  sire

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind);

  * e.g., " ... one change in the natural environment will beget others "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breed,

•  bring,

•  bring about,

•  bring on,

•  catalyze,

•  cause,

•  create,

•  do,

•  draw on,

•  effect,

•  effectuate,

•  engender,

•  generate,

•  induce,

•  invoke,

•  make,

•  occasion,

•  produce,

•  prompt,

•  result (in),

•  spawn,

•  translate (into),

•  work,

•  yield

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to become the father of;

  * e.g., " ... the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners "

•  Synonyms : 

•  father,

•  get,

•  sire

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)