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originate
/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/
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What does originate mean?
verb
- To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
- To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).
More meanings (1)
adjective
- (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.
The idea did not originate in my own discernment, I am bound to confess, but in a speech of Rosa Dartle’s.
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The collisions of party spirit which originate in speculative opinions or in different views of administrative policy are in their nature transitory.
This did not originate in inherent shamelessness, but in her living too far from the world to feel the impact of public opinion.
No piece of mischief has been launched in this institution for the last eight years that did not originate in her abnormal brain.