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o·rig·i·nate

Audio Help [uh-rij-uh-neyt] Pronunciation Key verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.

2.	(of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place: This train originates at Philadelphia.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent: to originate a better method.

[Origin: 1645–55; prob. back formation from origination (< F) < L orīginātiō etymology; see origin, -ate¹, ion

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o·rig·i·na·ble

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l] Pronunciation Key, adjective

o·rig·i·na·tion, noun

o·rig·i·na·tor, noun

—Synonyms 3. See discover.

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o·rig·i·nate Audio Help   (ə-rĭj'ə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates

v.   tr.
To bring into being; create: originated the practice of monthly reports.

v.   intr.
To come into being; start. See Synonyms at stem¹.

o·rig'i·na'tion n., o·rig'i·na'tive adj., o·rig'i·na'tive·ly adv., o·rig'i·na'tor n.

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