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spawn

verb [T] (START)
 
 
/spɔːn/ US  /spɑːn/

Definition

to cause something new, or many new things, to grow or start suddenly: The new economic freedom has spawned hundreds of new small businesses. Her death spawned countless films and books.Causing things to happen
(Definition of spawn verb (START) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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