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spawn

n. the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

lay eggs

v. lay spawn; "The salmon swims upstream to spawn"

breed, engender

v. call forth

brood

n. the young of an animal cared for at one time

reproduce, procreate, multiply

v. have offspring or young; "The deer in our neighborhood reproduce madly"; "The Catholic Church tells people to procreate, no matter what their economic situation may be"

propagate

v. multiply sexually or asexually

generate, bring forth, bring into being

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

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, work out, evolve

v. work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

develop

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

raise, arouse, bring up, invoke, call forth, put forward, conjure up, call down

v. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

break, 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"

complete, carry out, execute, fulfill, fulfil, accomplish, carry through

v. put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"

propagate

v. multiply sexually or asexually

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

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

author, be the author of

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

breed, multiply

v. have young (animals); "pandas rarely breed in captivity"

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