The difference between Generate and Spawn

When used as verbs, generate means to bring into being, whereas spawn means to produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

Spawn is also noun with the meaning: the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

check bellow for the other definitions of Generate and Spawn

  1. Generate as a verb (transitive):

    To bring into being; give rise to.

    Examples:

    "The discussion generated an uproar."

  2. Generate as a verb (transitive):

    To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.

    Examples:

    "Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat."

  3. Generate as a verb (transitive):

    To procreate, beget.

    Examples:

    "They generated many offspring."

  4. Generate as a verb (transitive, mathematics):

    To form a figure from a curve or solid.

    Examples:

    "Rotating a circle generates a sphere."

  5. Generate as a verb (intransitive):

    To appear or occur; be generated.

  1. Spawn as a verb (transitive):

    To produce or deposit (eggs) in water.

  2. Spawn as a verb (transitive):

    To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers.

  3. Spawn as a verb (transitive):

    To bring forth in general.

    Examples:

    "The Web server spawns a new process to handle each client's request."

  4. Spawn as a verb (transitive):

    To induce (aquatic organisms) to spawn.

  5. Spawn as a verb (transitive):

    To plant with fungal spawn.

  6. Spawn as a verb (intransitive):

    To deposit (numerous) eggs in water.

  7. Spawn as a verb (intransitive):

    To reproduce, especially in large numbers.

  8. Spawn as a verb (ergative, video games, of a character or object):

    (To cause) to appear spontaneously in a game at a certain point and time.

  1. Spawn as a noun:

    The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism.

  2. Spawn as a noun:

    Mushroom mycelium prepared for (aided) propagation.

  3. Spawn as a noun (by extension, sometimes, derogatory):

    Any germ or seed, even a figurative source; offspring.

  4. Spawn as a noun (horticulture):

    The buds or branches produced from underground stems.

  5. Spawn as a noun (video games):

    The location in a game where characters or objects spontaneously appear.

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