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spawn

2 entries found.
  1. 1spawn (verb)
  2. 2spawn (noun)

Main Entry: 1spawn
Pronunciation: \ˈspȯn, ˈspän\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French espandre to spread out, shed, scatter, spawn, from Latin expandere to expand
Date: 15th century

intransitive verb 1 : to deposit or fertilize spawn
2 : to produce young especially in large numberstransitive verb 1 a : to produce or deposit (eggs) —used of an aquatic animal b : to induce (fish) to spawn c : to plant with mushroom spawn
2 : bring forth, generate <the idea spawned controversy>

— spawn·er noun


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