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origi·nate (ə rij′i nāt′)

transitive verb originated -·nat′ed, originating -·nat′·ing

to bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent

Etymology: < ML originatus, pp. of originari, to begin < L origo: see origin

intransitive verb

to come into being; begin; start

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originate Synonyms

originate

v.

  1. To have a beginning

    start, arise, dawn; see arise 3, begin 2.

  2. To bring about a beginning

    start, introduce, found; see begin 1. See syn. study at arise.

originate Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • source: Never open or respond to any attachment that appears suspect, or originates from an unfamiliar source.
  • region: Some of this material seems to originate from the region 1 Anchor Bay release.
  • desire: My Name is King, a Dance Umbrella commission, originates from a desire to separate the human spirit from the material world.

Modifying Another Word

  • elsewhere: Increasingly those issues originate elsewhere in the world, or where they are ' local ' they have repercussions on a much wider scale.
  • mainly: Reports on academic matters mainly originate from the appropriate Faculty Boards.

Preposition: in

  • lobe: About 60 - 70 % of partial seizures originate in the temporal lobe.