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Originate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Originate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

come into existence; take on form or shape

"A new religious movement originated in that country"

"a love that sprang up from friendship"

"the idea for the book grew out of a short story"

"An interesting phenomenon uprose"

2

bring into being

"He initiated a new program"

"Start a foundation"

3

begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

"The flight originates in Calcutta"

4

To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.

"The mysterious illness that originated in the remote village quickly spread across the entire region."

Example Sentences
"A new religious movement originated in that country" verb
"a love that sprang up from friendship" verb
"the idea for the book grew out of a short story" verb
"An interesting phenomenon uprose" verb
"He initiated a new program" verb
"Start a foundation" verb
"The flight originates in Calcutta" verb
See Also
set on foot originates coöriginal original origination xenogenous unoriginatedness unoriginated
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
become make begin
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
resurge come forth come well up head lead up set go back
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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