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.
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
Browse dictionary entries near originate
- ‹ originally
- ‹ originality
- ‹ original sin
- ‹ original jurisdiction
- ‹ original equipment manufacturer
- ‹ original band
- ‹ original
- ‹ origin
- ‹ Origen
- ‹ origami
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