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originate

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o⋅rig⋅i⋅nate

  [uh-rij-uh-neyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
Use originate in a Sentence
–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, -ate 1 , ion

Related forms:
o⋅rig⋅i⋅na⋅ble  [uh-rij-uh-nuh-buhl] , 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   (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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Word Origin & History

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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Legal Dictionary

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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Medical Dictionary

originate o·rig·i·nate (ə-rĭj'ə-nāt')
v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates

  1. To bring into being; create.

  2. To come into being; start.

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