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originate Definition

origi·nate (ə rij′i nāt′)

transitive verb -·nat′ed, -·nat′·ing

to bring into being; esp., to create (something original); invent

Etymology: < ML originatus, pp. of originari, to begin < L origo: see origin

intransitive verb

to come into being; begin; start

originate Related Forms

orig′i·na′·tion noun orig′i·na′·tive adjective orig′i·na′·tor noun

originate Synonyms

originate

v.

  1. To have a beginning

    start, arise, dawn; see arise 3, begin 2.

  2. To bring about a beginning

    start, introduce, found; see begin 1. See syn. study at arise.

originate Usage Examples

Object

  • summons: An originating summons was then issued for the court to approve that settlement.
  • catalog: Class The Browse object classification from the originating catalog ( based on the spect_type parameter ).
  • ancestor: Many ancient cultures have legends that their ancestors originated from the Pleiades.
  • proceeding: There would be no need to initiate originating proceedings in the High Court for this purpose pursuant to CPR Part 7 or Part 8.
  • department: This provides an opportunity for the originating department to indicate the extent to which they want the material to be re-used.
  • breed: The breed originated from a series of matings carried out by Lord Tweedmouth from 1864 onwards.

Preposition: from

  • source: Never open or respond to any attachment that appears suspect, or originates from an unfamiliar source.
  • region: Some of this material seems to originate from the region 1 Anchor Bay release.
  • era: The burst is believed to have originated from an era soon after stars and galaxies first formed.
  • desire: My Name is King, a Dance Umbrella commission, originates from a desire to separate the human spirit from the material world.
  • country: Love stories originating from foreign countries usually provoke interest.

Modifying Another Word

  • probably: The idea of a civitas Capital probably originated in Gaul.
  • elsewhere: Increasingly those issues originate elsewhere in the world, or where they are ' local ' they have repercussions on a much wider scale.
  • anywhere: For flights originating anywhere in the world use this link How do I book a cheap flight?
  • independently: Heinz Strobl has independently originated an essentially similar form.
  • somewhere: In fact most of the alternative therapies currently enjoying vogue are based on ideas originating somewhere in the 1880's and the 1930's.
  • mainly: Reports on academic matters mainly originate from the appropriate Faculty Boards.

Preposition: in

  • lobe: About 60 - 70 % of partial seizures originate in the temporal lobe.
  • west: Additionally there is poker originated in the wild west the game is pla magazine have world championship poker ps2 done.
  • century: The practice of giving two names, originated in thirteenth century Europe.