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o⋅rig⋅i⋅nate
[uh-rij-uh-neyt] 
əˌneɪt
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. |
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| o·rig·i·nate (ə-rĭj'ə-nāt') 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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Originate
O*rig"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Originated; p. pr. & vb. n. Originating.] [From Origin.] To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order. --Burke.Originate
O*rig"i*nate\, v. i. To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.
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Language Translation for : originate
Spanish:
originar, crear, dar lugar a,
German:
entstehen,
Japanese:
始める
originate (v.)
1653, probably a back-formation of origination (1647), from M.Fr. origination, from L. originationem (nom. originatio), from originem (see original). In first ref. it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1657; intrans. sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: orig·i·nate
Pronunciation: &-'ri-j&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed; -nat·ing
transitive verb : to give rise to; specifically : to issue (a mortgage loan) usually for subsequent sale in a pool of mortgage loans to a secondary market —compare SERVICE intransitive verb : to take or have origin —orig·i·na·tion /&-"ri-j&-'nA-sh&n/ noun —orig·i·na·tor /&-'ri-j&-"nA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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originate o·rig·i·nate (ə-rĭj'ə-nāt')
v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates
- To bring into being; create.
- To come into being; start.
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