Reproduce
Reproduce verb - To bring forth offspring.
Usage example: mice reproduce at a much faster rate than humans do
Spawn is a synonym for reproduce in breed topic. In some cases you can use "Spawn" instead a verb "Reproduce", when it comes to topics like reproduction, give birth.
Spawn
Spawn verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Reproduce is a synonym for spawn in produce topic. You can use "Reproduce" instead a verb "Spawn", if it concerns topics such as reproduction.
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Captain Picard's response: immediately order the crew to do everything possible to communicate with and ASSIST the Enterprise in its goal - which turns out to be to reproduce and spawn a progeny, before dying and returning to its original non-sentient state.
Source: Just a Machine - This is in large part due to their biology; Orks reproduce via spores which do not just spawn orks, but also Squigs and Gretchin.
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G-Virus monsters of Resident Evil 2 reproduce by implanting their spawn into a host through the mouth.
Source: Orifice Invasion
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Spawn and Reproduce. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/reproduce/spawn
Reproduce & Spawn. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/reproduce/spawn>.
Spawn or Reproduce. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/reproduce/spawn.
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