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to originate

to originate

153 3.8
To start or create something
  • verb
  • /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/
translation icon : originarse
  • The judgment good did not originate with those to whom goodness was shown.
  • originate from the same
  • originate in strains
  • originate in early times

Now, trauma bonding can originate from two different types of relationships.

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Examples

  • And This is why I specifically like companies that also originate mortgages.

  • The tradition of storytelling originated in ancient cultures, passed down through generations.

  • Did the money originate there?

  • Can you find the real number the text originated from?

  • MAN 4: How about where the signals originate?

  • I believe it originated from a popular Indian religion.

  • We did locate the general area where the transmission originated.

  • Historically speaking, baths in the East originated much earlier than those found in the West.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Probably originated in a Jewish village, indicated by these Hebrew inscriptions.

  • Incredibly the results showed unique isotopic ratios that could only have resulted from these materials having originated from beyond this Earth.

Synonyms

to start
vsto originate
1.0

To begin an action, event or process

is broader, covering both beginning and causing something to begin
to come
vsto originate
1.0

Start from a particular place or source

also includes causing something to begin, not only source location
to create
vsto originate
1.0

To make something new that does not exist yet

also covers natural beginnings, not only deliberate creation
to come from
vsto originate
1.0

Have origins in a place, family or social group

is not limited to origin by background and can mean causing start
to grow
vsto originate
958 2.2

Start to exist or slowly develop, as with an idea

can be sudden as well as gradual, not only slow development
to form
vsto originate
598 1.0

To create a group or organization

is wider, covering events and causes beyond formal creation
to initiate
vsto originate
426 4.5

To start something such as a project or discussion

is more general, applying to any cause or natural beginning
to arise
vsto originate
333 3.3

Start to exist or happen

is more general, applying to any beginning or causal act
to stem
vsto originate
104 3.9

To come from a particular cause or situation

is broader, including both causal origin and active causation
to rise
vsto originate
65 2.6

To begin to exist or start to develop

includes sudden beginnings as well as gradual formation
to give rise
vsto originate
  • Formal
49 3.5

Make something happen

is similar but also means simply beginning without clear causation
to spring up
vsto originate
43 3.3

To appear quickly in a place, often as new shops or cafes

can describe both quick and slow beginnings, not only sudden ones
to derive
vsto originate
37 5.1

Develop from something that existed but was not obvious

is more general, covering direct causes and obvious beginnings too
to give birth
vsto originate
35 3.0

To cause a new idea or movement to begin

is less metaphorical and applies to any kind of beginning
to originate in
vsto originate
34 3.5

Come from a place, time, or situation

is broader and can mean causing a beginning as well
to come into being
vsto originate
20 3.9

To start to exist

adds causation as well as simple coming into existence
to beget
vsto originate
19 7.9

To cause something to happen or exist

focuses more on starting or simply coming into existence
to take its rise
vsto originate
  • Archaic
7.5

To begin at a certain time or place

is wider, covering both starting and actively causing a start
to uprise
vsto originate
7.7

Begin to appear, for example a feeling or idea

is broader and also covers deliberate causation of beginnings

Antonyms

324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

147 4.6

To make something stop or finish

Phrasal Verbs

Come from a place, time, or situation

How New

to invent
532 3.1
to originate
153 3.8
to create
1.0
to produce
2.0
copy
1.0

Surface Forms

originate infinitive
originated past
originated past participle
originating present participle
originates third person singular

Morphology

originate = origin (transparent) = origin + ate

Formed from the noun 'origin' with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ate', so the meaning 'to begin or cause to begin' is directly derived.

Etymology

The word originate comes from the old Latin verb oriri, which means 'to rise', and is related to origin ('beginning') and original. So to originate something is to make it 'rise' into being or to start it.