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v. call forth

beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

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v. bring into existence; "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"

produce, bring about, give rise to

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

develop

v. generate gradually; "We must develop more potential customers"; "develop a market for the new mobile phone"

develop

v. be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";

raise

v. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

break, recrudesce, develop

v. happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time"

produce, bring forth

v. bring forth or yield; "The tree would not produce fruit"

dispatch, discharge, complete

v. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

propagate

v. multiply sexually or asexually

beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth

v. make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

author

v. be the author of; "She authored this play"

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"

effect, effectuate, set up

v. produce; "The scientists set up a shock wave"

occasion

v. give occasion to

raise, erect, rear, set up, put up

v. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"

start, start up, embark on, commence

v. get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"

motivate, actuate, propel, move, prompt, incite

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

author

v. be the author of; "She authored this play"

engender, breed, spawn

v. call forth

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"; "These bacteria reproduce"

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destroy, destruct

v. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"

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