To cause to come into existence

• spawn

  1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians.
  2. Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers.
  3. A product or an outcome:

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  1. The eggs of aquatic animals such as bivalve mollusks, fishes, and amphibians.
  2. Offspring, especially when occurring in large numbers.
  3. A product or an outcome:

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• sire

  1. A biological father.
  2. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.
  3. The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.

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  1. A biological father.
  2. The male parent of an animal, especially a domesticated mammal.
  3. The plant or gamete responsible for fertilizing an ovule that develops into a seed.

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• produce

  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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  1. To bring forth; yield:
  2. To create by physical or mental effort:
  3. To manufacture:

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• procreate

  1. To produce offspring; reproduce.
  2. To produce (offspring); reproduce.

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  1. To produce offspring; reproduce.
  2. To produce (offspring); reproduce.

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• parent

  1. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or the birth of a child.
  2. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child except when someone else has legal rights to the child.
  3. A person who adopts a child.

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  1. A female person whose egg unites with a sperm or a male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child or the birth of a child.
  2. A female person who is pregnant with or gives birth to a child except when someone else has legal rights to the child.
  3. A person who adopts a child.

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• make

  1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:
  2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:
  3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents:

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  1. To cause to exist or happen; bring about; create:
  2. To bring into existence by shaping, modifying, or putting together material; construct:
  3. To form by assembling individuals or constituents:

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• hatch

  1. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.
  2. The cover for such an opening.
  3. A hatchway.

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  1. An opening, as in the deck of a ship, in the roof or floor of a building, or in an aircraft.
  2. The cover for such an opening.
  3. A hatchway.

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• father

  1. A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
  2. A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
  3. A man who adopts a child.

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  1. A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
  2. A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
  3. A man who adopts a child.

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• engender

  1. To bring into existence; give rise to:
  2. To procreate; propagate.
  3. To come into existence; originate.

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  1. To bring into existence; give rise to:
  2. To procreate; propagate.
  3. To come into existence; originate.

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• create

  1. To cause to exist; bring into being:
  2. To give rise to; produce:
  3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:

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  1. To cause to exist; bring into being:
  2. To give rise to; produce:
  3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:

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• breed

  1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
  2. To bring about; engender:
  3. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:

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  1. To produce (offspring); give birth to or hatch.
  2. To bring about; engender:
  3. To cause to reproduce, especially by controlled mating and selection:

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• beget

  1. To produce (offspring) by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man.
  2. To cause to exist or occur; produce:

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  1. To produce (offspring) by sexual reproduction. Used especially of a man.
  2. To cause to exist or occur; produce:

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To bring into existence formally

• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• set up

  1. To ready something for use.
  2. Logically order.
  3. To cause to happen

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  1. To ready something for use.
  2. Logically order.
  3. To cause to happen

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• organize

  1. To put in order; arrange in an orderly way:
  2. To cause to have an orderly, functional, or coherent structure:
  3. To cause (oneself) to act or live in an orderly or planned way:

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  1. To put in order; arrange in an orderly way:
  2. To cause to have an orderly, functional, or coherent structure:
  3. To cause (oneself) to act or live in an orderly or planned way:

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• institute

  1. To establish, organize, or introduce:
  2. To initiate; begin:
  3. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.

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  1. To establish, organize, or introduce:
  2. To initiate; begin:
  3. To establish or invest (someone) in an office or position.

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• found

  1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence:
  2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base:

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  1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence:
  2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base:

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• establish

  1. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
  2. To bring about; generate or effect:
  3. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:

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  1. To cause (an institution, for example) to come into existence or begin operating; found; set up.
  2. To bring about; generate or effect:
  3. To place or settle in a secure position or condition:

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• create

  1. To cause to exist; bring into being:
  2. To give rise to; produce:
  3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:

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  1. To cause to exist; bring into being:
  2. To give rise to; produce:
  3. To produce through artistic or imaginative effort:

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• constitute

  1. To be the elements or parts of; compose:
  2. To amount to; equal:
  3. To set up or establish according to law or provision:

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  1. To be the elements or parts of; compose:
  2. To amount to; equal:
  3. To set up or establish according to law or provision:

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To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice

• launch

  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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  1. To throw or propel with force; hurl:
  2. To set or thrust (a self-propelled craft or projectile) in motion:
  3. To put (a boat) into the water in readiness for use.

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• introduce

  1. To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
  2. To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
  3. To make preliminary remarks about; preface:

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  1. To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
  2. To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
  3. To make preliminary remarks about; preface:

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To come into being

• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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• commence

  1. To begin; start.
  2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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  1. To begin; start.
  2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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• begin

  1. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start:
  2. To come into being:
  3. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive:

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  1. To perform or undergo the first part of an action; start:
  2. To come into being:
  3. To do or accomplish something in the least degree. Used in the negative with an infinitive:

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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To begin to appear or develop

• emerge

  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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  1. To move out or away from a surrounding fluid, covering, or shelter:
  2. To come into view:
  3. To become conscious:

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• dawn

  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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• commence

  1. To begin; start.
  2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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  1. To begin; start.
  2. To enter upon or have a beginning; start.

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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• appear

  1. To become visible:
  2. To be shown or included:
  3. To come into existence:

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  1. To become visible:
  2. To be shown or included:
  3. To come into existence:

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To have as a source

• upspring

  1. To spring up, as from the soil.
  2. To come into being; arise.

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  1. To spring up, as from the soil.
  2. To come into being; arise.

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• stem

  1. The main ascending part of a plant; a stalk or trunk.
  2. A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.
  3. A banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas.

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  1. The main ascending part of a plant; a stalk or trunk.
  2. A slender stalk supporting or connecting another plant part, such as a leaf or flower.
  3. A banana stalk bearing several bunches of bananas.

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• spring

  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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  1. To move upward or forward in a single quick motion or a series of such motions; leap:
  2. To move suddenly, especially because of being resilient or moved by a spring:
  3. To start doing something suddenly:

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• rise

  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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  1. To assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling.
  2. To get out of bed:
  3. To move from a lower to a higher position; ascend:

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• proceed

  1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
  2. To begin to carry on an action or a process:
  3. To move on in an orderly manner:

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  1. To go forward or onward, especially after an interruption; continue:
  2. To begin to carry on an action or a process:
  3. To move on in an orderly manner:

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• issue

  1. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute:
  2. A matter of public concern:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:

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  1. A point or matter of discussion, debate, or dispute:
  2. A matter of public concern:
  3. A misgiving, objection, or complaint:

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• flow

  1. To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
  2. To issue in a stream; pour forth:
  3. To circulate, as the blood in the body.

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  1. To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
  2. To issue in a stream; pour forth:
  3. To circulate, as the blood in the body.

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• emanate

  1. To come or send forth, as from a source:

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  1. To come or send forth, as from a source:

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• derive

  1. To obtain or receive from a source:
  2. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

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  1. To obtain or receive from a source:
  2. To produce or obtain (a compound) from another substance by chemical reaction.
  3. To trace the origin or development of (a word).

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• come

  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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To have as one's home or place of origin

• hail

  1. Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) in diameter, usually associated with thunderstorms.
  2. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow:
  3. To precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow.

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  1. Precipitation in the form of spherical or irregular pellets of ice larger than 5 millimeters (0.2 inch) in diameter, usually associated with thunderstorms.
  2. Something that falls with the force and quantity of a shower of ice and hard snow:
  3. To precipitate in pellets of ice and hard snow.

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• come

  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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  1. in the second person, with relation to the speaker
  2. in the first person, with relation to the person addressed
  3. in the third person, with relation to the person or thing approached

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To have a beginning

• dawn

  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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  1. The time each morning at which daylight first begins.
  2. A first appearance; a beginning:
  3. To begin to become light in the morning.

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• arise

  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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  1. To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
  2. To awaken and get up:
  3. To move upward; ascend.

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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To bring about a beginning

• found

  1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence:
  2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base:

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  1. To establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence:
  2. To establish the foundation or basis of; base:

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• introduce

  1. To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
  2. To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
  3. To make preliminary remarks about; preface:

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  1. To present (someone) by name to another in order to establish an acquaintance.
  2. To present (a performer, for example) to the public for the first time.
  3. To make preliminary remarks about; preface:

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• start

  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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  1. To begin a movement, activity, or undertaking:
  2. To move on the initial part of a journey:
  3. To have a beginning; commence:

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