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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Father \Fa"ther\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fathered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fathering.]
1. To make one's self the father of; to beget.
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Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base.
--Shak.
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2. To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as
one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or
responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.).
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Men of wit
Often fathered what he writ. --Swift.
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3. To provide with a father. [R.]
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Think you I am no stronger than my sex,
Being so fathered and so husbanded ? --Shak.
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To father on or To father upon, to ascribe to, or charge
upon, as one's offspring or work; to put or lay upon as
being responsible. ``Nothing can be so uncouth or
extravagant, which may not be fathered on some fetch of
wit, or some caprice of humor.'' --Barrow.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Father \Fa"ther\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fathered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fathering.]
1. To make one's self the father of; to beget.
Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base.
--Shak.
2. To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as
one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or
responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.).
Men of wit Often fathered what he writ. --Swift.
3. To provide with a father. [R.]
Think you I am no stronger than my sex, Being so
fathered and so husbanded ? --Shak.
To father on or upon, to ascribe to, or charge upon, as
one's offspring or work; to put or lay upon as being
responsible. ``Nothing can be so uncouth or extravagant,
which may not be fathered on some fetch of wit, or some
caprice of humor.'' --Barrow.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
fathered
vb.
(infl of en father ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
fathered
vb.
(infl of en father ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
fathered
vb.
(infl of en father ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
fathered
vb.
(infl of en father ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Fathered /fˈɑːðəd/ أصبح أبّا لهFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fathered /fˈɑːðəd/ gezeugt see: father, fathering, fathers, fathered, father childFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
fathered /fˈɑːðəd/ zeugte see: father, fathering, fathered, fathers, father childFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈfɑðɝd/