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originator - 4 dictionary results

o⋅rig⋅i⋅nate

[uh-rij-uh-neyt] 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, -ate 1 , ion


o⋅rig⋅i⋅na⋅ble [uh-rij-uh-nuh-buhl] , adjective
o⋅rig⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
o⋅rig⋅i⋅na⋅tor, noun


3. See discover.
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.

Originator

O*rig"i*na`tor\, n. One who originates.

originator

A financial institution that makes loans that are then resold.

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