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Procreate vs Spawn - What's the difference?

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In transitive terms the difference between procreate and spawn

is that procreate is to originate, create or produce something while spawn is to plant with fungal spawn.

In intransitive terms the difference between procreate and spawn

is that procreate is to reproduce while spawn is to reproduce, especially in large numbers.

As a noun spawn is

the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

procreate

English

Verb

(procreat)
  • To beget or conceive (offspring).
  • To originate, create or produce something.
  • To reproduce.
  • spawn

    English

    (wikipedia spawn)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.
  • To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.
  • To bring forth in general.
  • To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn
  • To plant with fungal spawn
  • To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.
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  • To reproduce, especially in large numbers.
  • (ergative, video games, of a character or object) (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.
  • Derived terms

    * despawn * respawn * spawnable * spawn point * spawner * spawny

    Noun

    (spawn)
  • The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.
  • Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.
  • (by extension, sometimes, derogatory) Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.
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  • (horticulture) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
  • (video games) The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.
  • Derived terms

    * hellspawn

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