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Nouns (2)

sire

n. male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

sire

n. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

Verbs (8)

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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Fuzzynyms (25)

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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Antonyms (2)

destroy, destruct

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

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