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o·rig·i·nate

originate

 
 
pronunciation:
rI j neIt
parts of speech:
intransitive verb, transitive verb
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: intransitive verb
inflections: originates, originating, originated
definition 1: to arise or come into being.
These languages originated from a common source.His novel originated from stories about his own family.Buddhism and Hinduism both originated in the Indian subcontinent.
synonyms:
arise, begin, commence, develop, emerge, grow, start
similar words:
come from, derive, emanate, evolve, form, issue, proceed, rise, spring from, stem
definition 2: of public transportation, to begin at a specified location.
This bus originates in Boston.
similar words:
begin, come from, proceed from, start
 
part of speech: transitive verb
definition: to create or give being to.
Sigmund Freud originated the techniques and theories of psychoanalysis.
synonyms:
begin, conceive, create, develop, initiate, invent
antonyms:
copy
similar words:
commence, compose, devise, establish, form, found, generate, hatch, institute, introduce, launch, mother, produce, start
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derivations: origination (n.), originator (n.)
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