Definitions for Originate
əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪtorig·i·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, growverb

   come into existence; take on form or shape

   "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"

2. originate, initiate, startverb

   bring into being

   "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"

3. originateverb

   begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

   "The flight originates in Calcutta"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. originateverb

   To cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate.

2. originateverb

   To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).

   The scheme originated with the governor and council.

3. Etymology: From (the participle stem of), from origo. Compare origin.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Originateverb

   To bring into existence.

   Etymology: from origin.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. originate

   To originate means to begin, initiate, arise, or start from somewhere or something. It denotes the starting point or source of an idea, action, concept, or physical entity.

Matched Categories

1. • Begin
   • Create

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Originate' in Verbs Frequency: #878

How to pronounce Originate?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Originate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Originate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Originate in a Sentence

1. White House:

   Russia’s... behavior in our election and in Europe demands that we have strong, statutory sanctions enacted as soon as possible, i am concerned by changes( to the The Senate bill) insisted upon by Republicans that give the GOP leadership the sole power to originate actions in The White House to prevent the Trump Administration from rolling back sanctions. The California Democrat suggested her party supports tougher sanctions on North Korea that The White House has already passed, but that putting them in the large bill could result in procedural delays in The Senate. Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Saturday that he would have preferred The White House adopt the upper chamber’s bill but welcomed the effort.

2. June Jordan:

   Lately... Americans have begun to understand that trouble does not start somewhere on the other side of town. It seems to originate inside the absolute middle of the homemade cherry pie. In our history, the state has failed to respond to the weak. You could be white, male, Presbyterian and heterosexual besides, but if you get fired or if you get sick tomorrow, you might as well be Black, for all the state will want to hear from you.

3. Thomas Alva Edison:

   Great ideas originate in the muscles.

4. Jed Mercurio:

   The other thing is, unfortunately, the reality of our situation is that the principal terror threats in the UK do originate from Islamist sympathizers, i do understand that's different from the religion of Islam, but it's the reality of who the perpetrators are of the majority of the offenses. If the show were set in the recent British past, the attackers might be Irish republicans.

5. Jay Myers:

   Many people think that ‘Black Friday’ comes from the idea that it’s a highly profitable day for retailers, one where they’re getting ‘out of the red’ and ‘into the black,’ the term didn’t actually originate from retailers. Philadelphia police officers first used the term ‘Black Friday’ in the 1960s to describe the day after Thanksgiving, when a flurry of tourists came into the city to shop, causing traffic jams and accidents.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Originate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Originate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Originate
4. ^ ChatGPT
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