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.

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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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. 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.

2. I Ching:

   Creativity comes from awakening and directing men's higher natures, which originate in the primal depths of the universe and are appointed by Heaven.

3. 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.

4. Harriet Martineau:

   Laws and customs may be creative of vice; and should be therefore perpetually under process of observation and correction: but laws and customs cannot be creative of virtue: they may encourage and help to preserve it; but they cannot originate it.

5. State John Kerry on Wednesday:

   The United States did not draft or originate this resolution, nor did we put The United States forward, the United States was drafted and … introduced by Egypt … in coordination with the Palestinians and others.

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