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   o·rig·i·nate

   /əˈrijəˌnāt/

   verb

   • 1. have a specified beginning: "the word originated as a marketing term" Similar arisehave its originderivebeginstartstemspringemergedevelopgrowriseflowemanateissue
   • ▪ create or initiate (something): "he is responsible for originating this particular cliché" Similar inventbe the inventor ofcreateinitiatedevisethink updream upcoinconceivedesignconcoctcontriveformulateformevolvedevelopgenerateengenderproducediscoverset in motionset upput in placeinauguratelaunchmastermindpioneerintroduceestablishinstitutebring aboutfoundgive birth tobe the father/mother ofliterary:begetOpposite terminateend

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from medieval Latin originat- ‘caused to begin’, from Latin origo, origin- ‘source, origin’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. originative adjective

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