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originate

/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/

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What does originate mean?

verb

  1. To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
  2. To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. (obsolete, rare) Founded on, having its origin in (something).

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/

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But the impulse to do it must come from the outside —he cannot originate it himself, with that purpose in view.
Mark TwainWhat Is Man? and Other EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #70
The idea did not originate in my own discernment, I am bound to confess, but in a speech of Rosa Dartle’s.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766
More book examples (3)
The collisions of party spirit which originate in speculative opinions or in different views of administrative policy are in their nature transitory.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
This did not originate in inherent shamelessness, but in her living too far from the world to feel the impact of public opinion.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
No piece of mischief has been launched in this institution for the last eight years that did not originate in her abnormal brain.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238