respawn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To spawn again.
  2. To reappear at its spawn point.
  3. To re-enter play after being killed, often where the game was last saved.
  4. In reality shifting and subliminal communities, to permanently leave one's current reality (often through a perceived severance of ties or, controversially, through physical death) to "re-enter" or reincarnate into a "desired reality."
noun
  1. The reappearance of an item or enemy; the situation where something is respawned.
  2. The act of permanently shifting awareness or existence to a different reality, frequently associated with the UGSC (Underground Subliminal Community).

Pronunciation

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Word forms

respawn respawns respawning respawned

Etymology

From re- + spawn.

Antonyms

Derived words

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