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o·rig·i·nate

(ə-rĭj′ə-nāt′)
v. o·rig·i·nat·ed, o·rig·i·nat·ing, o·rig·i·nates
v.tr.
To bring into being; create or start: originated the practice of monthly reports.
v.intr.
To come into being; start: an invention that originated in China. See Synonyms at stem 1.

o·rig′i·na′tion n.
o·rig′i·na′tive adj.
o·rig′i·na′tive·ly adv.
o·rig′i·na′tor n.
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originate

(əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt)
vb
1. to come or bring into being
2. (intr) US and Canadian (of a bus, train, etc) to begin its journey at a specified point
oˌrigiˈnation n
oˈrigiˌnator n
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o•rig•i•nate

(əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i.
1. to take or have origin; arise.
2. (of a public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place.
v.t.
3. to give origin or rise to; initiate.
[1645–55]
o•rig`i•na′tion, n.
o•rig′i•na`tor, n.
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originate


Past participle: originated
Gerund: originating

Imperative
originate
originate
Present
I originate
you originate
he/she/it originates
we originate
you originate
they originate
Preterite
I originated
you originated
he/she/it originated
we originated
you originated
they originated
Present Continuous
I am originating
you are originating
he/she/it is originating
we are originating
you are originating
they are originating
Present Perfect
I have originated
you have originated
he/she/it has originated
we have originated
you have originated
they have originated
Past Continuous
I was originating
you were originating
he/she/it was originating
we were originating
you were originating
they were originating
Past Perfect
I had originated
you had originated
he/she/it had originated
we had originated
you had originated
they had originated
Future
I will originate
you will originate
he/she/it will originate
we will originate
you will originate
they will originate
Future Perfect
I will have originated
you will have originated
he/she/it will have originated
we will have originated
you will have originated
they will have originated
Future Continuous
I will be originating
you will be originating
he/she/it will be originating
we will be originating
you will be originating
they will be originating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been originating
you have been originating
he/she/it has been originating
we have been originating
you have been originating
they have been originating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been originating
you will have been originating
he/she/it will have been originating
we will have been originating
you will have been originating
they will have been originating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been originating
you had been originating
he/she/it had been originating
we had been originating
you had been originating
they had been originating
Conditional
I would originate
you would originate
he/she/it would originate
we would originate
you would originate
they would originate
Past Conditional
I would have originated
you would have originated
he/she/it would have originated
we would have originated
you would have originated
they would have originated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. originate - 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"
develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly";
become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration"
resurge - rise again; "His need for a meal resurged"; "The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years"
come forth, emerge - happen or occur as a result of something
come, follow - to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
well up, swell - come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things); "Strong emotions welled up"; "Smoke swelled from it"
head - take its rise; "These rivers head from a mountain range in the Himalayas"
2. originate - bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
lead up, initiate - set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for; "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"
create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"
set - apply or start; "set fire to a building"
date back, date from, go back - belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
originate in - come from
3. originate - begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
begin, start - have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense; "The DMZ begins right over the hill"; "The second movement begins after the Allegro"; "Prices for these homes start at 250,000ドル"
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originate

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originate

verb
1. To cause to come into existence:
2. To bring into existence formally:
3. To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice:
4. To come into being:
5. To begin to appear or develop:
6. To have as a source:
7. To have as one's home or place of origin:
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Translations
opstå
eredmegteremtszármazik
eiga upptök í/aî
zrodiť sa

originate

[əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt]
A. VTproducir, originar ; [person] → idear, crear
B. VI to originate (from or in)originarse (en), tener su origen (en); (= begin) → empezar (en or con)
where did the fire originate?¿dónde se originó el incendio?
these oranges originate from Israelestas naranjas son de Israel
where do you originate from?¿de dónde eres?
with whom did the idea originate?¿quién tuvo la idea primero?
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originate

[əˈrɪdʒəneɪt] vi [belief, custom] → être né(e)
These beliefs originated in the 19th century → Ces croyances sont nées au XIXe siècle.
to originate from [person] → être originaire de ; [suggestion] → émaner de
to originate with sb → émaner de qn
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originate

vthervorbringen ; policy, companyins Leben rufen ; producterfinden ; who originated the idea?von wem stammt die Idee?
vi
entstehen ; the legend originated in ...die Legende ist in (+dat)... entstanden or hat ihren Ursprung in (+dat)...; to originate from a countryaus einem Land stammen ; to originate from or with somebodyvon jdm stammen ; the company originated as a family concerndie Firma war ursprünglich or anfänglich ein Familienbetrieb
(US: bus, train etc) → ausgehen (in von)
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originate

[əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt]
1. vtdare origine a
2. vi to originate (from) (gen) → avere origine (da); (suggestion, idea) → derivare (da); (goods) → provenire (da)
to originate (in) (river) → nascere (in) (custom) → avere origine (in)
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origin

(ˈoridʒin) noun
the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause. the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement. oorsprong, begin أصْل، سَبَب произход origem původ, vznik der Ursprung opståen; oprindelse καταγωγή, προέλευση origen päritolu مبداء؛ اصل alkuperä origine מקור मूल podrijetlo eredet asal uppruni origine 起源 기원 kilmė, pradžia, ištaka izcelšanās; izcelsme; sākotne asal; punca oorspronkelijk opphav, kilde, opprinnelse początek, pochodzenie نژاد، اصل origem origine начало; причина pôvod; prameň izvor poreklo ursprung ที่มา kaynak 起源 походження; джерело اصل، جڑ nguồn gốc 起源
oˈriginal (əˈri-) adjective
1. existing at the beginning; first. This part of the house is new but the rest is original. oorspronklik, aanvanklik, eerste أصْلي، أوَّلي първичен original původní original oprindelig αρχικός, πρωταρχικός original algupärane اصلی؛ اولیه alkuperäinen originel קדמון मूल, आरंभिक izvorno eredeti asli upprunalegur originale 最初の 최초의 koks buvo iš pradžių, pirminis oriģināls, sākotnējs asal origineel opprinnelig początkowy, pierwotny اصلى original original исконный; первоначальный pôvodný prvoten originalan ursprunglig ซึ่งเป็นแบบฉบับ eski, orjinal 原始的 первісний; перший اصلي nguyên bản 原始的
2. (able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before. original ideas; He has a very original mind. oorspronklik, skeppend أصيل، جَديد، مُبْتَكَر свеж original originální, svérázný originell original πρωτότυπος original omapärane تازه؛ مبتکرانه omintakeinen original מקורי मौलिक originalan eredeti orisinal frumlegur originale 独創的な 독창적인 originalus oriģināls, jauns, svaigs asal origineel original, selvstendig, frisk oryginalny تازه original original оригинальный originálny izviren originalan originell ใหม่ yaratıcı, özgün 有獨創性的 самобутній, своєрідний نيا، تازہ độc đáo 有独创性的
3. (of a painting etc) by the artist etc, from which copies may be made. The original painting is in the museum, but there are hundreds of copies. oorspronklike أصْلي оригинален original originální Original... original αυθεντικός, πρωτότυπος original algupärane اصل؛ اصلی alkuperäinen original מקורי जिसकी प्रतिलिप‍ि या जिसका अनुवाद हुआ हो, असली, मूल izvoran, autentičan eredeti asli upprunalegur originale 原作の 원작의 autentiškas oriģināls, autentisks, īsts asal origineel original, ekte autentyczny اصلى original original подлинный originálny originalen originalan original[målning] (ภาพเขียน) ซึ่งเป็นต้นฉบับ original, asıl 原作的 справжній; оригінальний حقيقي، ابتدائي gốc 原作的
noun
1. the earliest version. This is the original – all the others are copies. oorspronklike النُّسْخَة الأصْلِيَّه първоизточник original originál das Original original το πρωτότυπο original algupärand نسخه اصلی alkuteos original מקור व्युत्पत्ति izvornik, original az eredeti asli frumgerð, frumeintak originale 原作 원작, 원문 originalas oriģināls asal origineel original oryginał اصلى نسخه original original подлинник; оригинал originál izvirnik original original ต้นฉบับ asıl 原作 оригінал; першотвір قديم نسخہ bản gốc 原作
2. a model from which a painting etc is made. She is the original of the famous portrait. oorspronklike الأصْل، الشَّكل الأصْلي модел original model das Original model μοντέλο original modell مدل malli original מקור मूल वस्तु जिससे दूसरी प्रतिलिपि तैयार की जाय अथवा जिसका अनुवाद किय जाय original az eredeti modell model fyrirmynd originale モデル 실물 modelis oriģināls, modelis model lukisan model original, modell pierwowzór موډل original mo­del original прототип model original original förlaga, modell ต้นฉบับ model 原型 оригінал نمونہ nguyên bản 原型
oˌrigiˈnality (əridʒiˈnӕ-) noun
His writing shows originality. oorspronklikheid أصالَه оригиналност originalidade původnost die Originalität originalitet πρωτοτυπία originalidad omapära ابتکار؛ خلاقیت omaperäisyys originalité מקוריות मौलिकता originalnost, izvornost eredetiség keaslian frumleiki originalità 独創性 독창성 originalumas oriģinalitāte, savdabība sifat original originaliteit originalitet oryginalność ابتكار originalidade originalitate самобытность pôvodnosť, originálnosť; originalita izvirnost originalnost originalitet ความแปลกใหม่ yaratıcılık, özgünlük 創造性 оригінальність; самобутність جدت tính chất nguồn gốc 创造性
oˈriginally adverb
oorspronklik, aanvanklik, eers في الأصْل първоначално originalmente původně ursprünglich originalt αρχικά originalmente esialgu در اصل؛ با ابتکار alkuaan à l'origine בַּמָקוֹר मूल रूप से izvorno, originalno eredetileg aslinya upphaflega originalmente 最初は 독창적으로 iš pradžių, originaliai oriģināli; sākotnēji asalnya oorspronkelijk opprinnelig, opphavlig pierwotnie ابتكارانه ډول inicialmente la origine, iniţial; ori­gi­nal первоначально; по происхождению pôvodne prvotno originalno ursprungligen, från början อย่างเป็นอันแรก başlangıçta, aslen 創造性地 за походженням; оригінально اصلاً xét về nguồn gốc 创造性地
originate (əˈridʒineit) verb
to bring or come into being. That style of painting originated in China. ontstaan, begin, voortspruit يَنْشَأ عَن، يَكون أصْلُه مِن، يَنْبُع من произхождам originar-se zrodit (se) entstehen opstå προέρχομαι, πρωτοξεκινώ originar, crear, dar lugar a pärit olema سرچشمه گرفتن syntyä donner naissance à, prendre naissance לְהַתחִיל आरंभ होना या करना potjecati származik berasal eiga upptök í/að dare origine; avere origine 始める 시작되다 atsirasti, kilti, duoti pradžią radīt, veidot; rasties, veidoties asalnya voortbrengen, ontstaan skape, være opphav til, oppstå zrodzić (się), brać początek سرچينه نيول nascer a-şi avea originea; a lua naştere давать/брать начало zrodiť sa izvirati nastati uppstå, uppkomma, härröra เริ่มต้นขึ้น ortaya çıkmak 發源 брати початок, походити پيدا ہونا، ظہور پذير ہونا bắt nguồn từ 发源
ˈorigins noun plural
a person's place of birth, family background etc. He tried to hide his origins. herkoms, afkoms أُصول прозиход origens původ die Herkunft herkomst καταγωγή orígenes juured اصلیت juuret origines מְקוֹרוֹת उत्पत्ति podrijetlo származás asal-usul ætterni, rætur origini 素姓 태생, 출생지 kilmė izcelšanās asal-usul herkomst opphav, herkomst pochodzenie اصليت origens origini происхождение pôvod izvor poreklo ursprung, härkomst จุดกําเนิด köken 原籍 походження اصليت lai lịch 原籍
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originate

v. originar, engendrar; provenir de.
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Now how did this odious stigma originate? I opine, that it is plainly traceable to the first arrival of the Greenland whaling ships in London, more than two centuries ago.
And if this be rightly considered, he will be seen to have been much more merciful than the Florentine people, who, to avoid a reputation for cruelty, permitted Pistoia to be destroyed.[*] Therefore a prince, so long as he keeps his subjects united and loyal, ought not to mind the reproach of cruelty; because with a few examples he will be more merciful than those who, through too much mercy, allow disorders to arise, from which follow murders or robberies; for these are wont to injure the whole people, whilst those executions which originate with a prince offend the individual only.
And they themselves may well originate from the sea.
As far as I have been able to divine the latent meaning of the objectors, it seems to originate in a presupposition that the people will be disinclined to the exercise of federal authority in any matter of an internal nature.

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