plant the seeds of something

plant the seeds of something
sow/plant/the seeds of something phrase
to do something that makes a process or feeling start to develop

The seeds of doubt were already planted in his mind.

Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym
Main entry: seed

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