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Respawn vs Spawn - What's the difference?

respawn | spawn | Derived terms |

Spawn is a derived term of respawn.

Spawn is a antonym of respawn.



As verbs the difference between respawn and spawn

is that respawn is to reappear at its spawn point while spawn is to produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

As a noun spawn is

the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

respawn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To reappear at its spawn point.
  • (video games, of a character) To re-enter play after being killed.
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    Antonyms

    * despawn

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    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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