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- pronunciation:
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neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
originates, originating, originated |
| definition 1: |
to start or come into being.
His novel originated from stories about his own family.- synonyms:
- arise, begin, commence, develop, grow
- similar words:
- come from, derive, evolve, form, issue, proceed, spring from, stem
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| definition 2: |
to give being to or create.
He originated the idea of labor unions.- synonyms:
- create, develop, initiate, invent
- antonyms:
- copy
- similar words:
- commence, compose, devise, establish, form, found, generate, hatch, institute, introduce, launch, produce, start
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| related words: |
cause, come, date, dawn, descend, discover, do, impose, initiate, make, open, rise |
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| derivations: |
origination (n.), originator (n.) |
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