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despawn en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /diːˈspɔːn/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From de- + spawn.

Meanings

1. (ergative, of an entity in a game world) To be instantaneously destroyed or removed.
   • The game despawns the enemies after you kill them 15 times or so.
   • The helicopter despawned shortly after take-off, leaving the player in an unexpected free fall.
   • A mob will immediately despawn if ever there is no player within 128 blocks of it.

Forms

Antonyms

respawn · spawn