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spawn

verb

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Meaning

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To produce or generate offspring; to cause something to appear, develop, or arise.

Example Sentence

The salmon return to the river to spawn each spring.

Usage Note

Use 'spawn' when describing how animals or plants produce offspring, or metaphorically when something causes new items or ideas to appear, e.g., 'The new policy may spawn many debates.'

Synonyms

produce generate create engender beget give rise to

Antonyms

extinguish suppress eliminate destroy eradicate kill