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originate definition

origi·nate (ə rij′i nāt′)

transitive verb originated -·nat′ed, originating -·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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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