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give birth to

VERB
begin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
commence create do establish found go ahead go into inaugurate initiate introduce launch lead make open prepare produce set up start undertake
STRONG
activate actualize cause drive effect eventuate generate impel induce instigate institute motivate mount occasion originate trigger
WEAK
break ground break the ice bring about bring to pass embark on enter on enter upon get going give impulse lay foundation for make active plunge into set about set in motion
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease close conclude destroy end fail finish halt ignore lose neglect ruin stop
STRONG
check discourage dissuade prevent repress
WEAK
complete consummate die
VERB
breed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beget create engender hatch induce multiply produce propagate reproduce
STRONG
bear cause deliver impregnate make originate procreate
WEAK
bring about bring forth give rise to progenerate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy halt kill ruin
WEAK
not produce
VERB
bring to life
Synonyms
WEAK
breathe life into give a new lease on life put new life into
VERB
create
Synonyms
STRONGEST
build conceive construct design devise discover establish forge form found generate initiate invent make organize plan produce set up shape spawn start
STRONG
actualize author beget coin compose concoct constitute contrive effect erect fabricate fashion father formulate imagine institute invest mother occasion originate parent perform procreate sire
WEAK
bring into being bring into existence bring to pass cause to be dream up give life to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break demolish destroy dismantle lose stop
STRONG
halt prevent wreck
VERB
engender
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arouse beget breed bring about foment generate incite induce instigate lead to precipitate provoke spawn stimulate stir
STRONG
create develop excite hatch make muster occasion procreate produce propagate quicken rouse
WEAK
bring forth give rise to work up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm destroy discourage halt prevent stop wait
STRONG
dull kill repress ruin
WEAK
finish
VERB
generate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn
STRONG
accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce
WEAK
bring to pass get up give rise to whip up work up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop
STRONG
close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away
WEAK
break
VERB
originate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceive develop discover evolve found generate hatch initiate invent produce spark spawn
STRONG
cause coin compose form formulate inaugurate innovate institute launch make parent pioneer procreate start
WEAK
break the ice bring about come up with open up set in motion set up think up usher in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease decrease destroy end halt stop
STRONG
finish kill prevent ruin
WEAK
effect result terminate
VERB
procreate
Synonyms
STRONG
beget breed conceive create engender father generate get hatch impregnate make mother multiply originate parent produce proliferate propagate sire spawn
WEAK
progenerate
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease destroy discourage dissuade fail finish halt kill lose misunderstand result ruin stop

Example Sentences

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This time, Beth went on to give birth to James.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Seals rely on pack ice to give birth, to rest and for protection.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

To maintain a stable population, women need to give birth to 2.1 children on average during their lifetimes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Those who remain in other states may give birth to children who are literally stateless, and that will pose complications for those babies throughout their lives.

From Slate • May 19, 2025

Stanky, whose ma was Pinky, had give birth to a litter of six pups and they all lived.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis