originate

pronunciation

How to pronounce originate in British English: UK [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt] word uk audio image

How to pronounce originate in American English: US [əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt] word us audio image

Verb:

come into existence; take on form or shape
bring into being
begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

Word Origin

originate (v.): 1650s, probably a back-formation of origination. In earliest reference it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1650s; intransitive sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775. Related: Originated; originating.

Synonym

v.

concoct fashion fabricate discover initiate devise design beget produce inaugurate launch invent create coin start begin institute make conceive patent find introduce commence plan contrive

v.

root issue derive emanate shoot arise bud descend grow result stem come spring rise emerge generate sprout flow follow forth

Example

1. How do these extremist emotional patterns originate ?

2. It takes time for life to originate , evolve and develop technology .

3. But perhaps the most striking finding has been the rise in firms that did not originate in new york .

4. How does the earth 's magnetic field originate ?

5. Pakistan 's major rivers originate in india , he noted

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