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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 stem1.
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
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| 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" set - apply or start; "set fire to a building" 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" |
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originate
verb
1. begin, start, emerge, come, issue, happen, rise, appear, spring, flow, be born, proceed, arise, dawn, stem, derive, commence, emanate, crop up (informal), come into being, come into existence The disease originated in Africa.
begin end, finish, conclude, cease, wind up, terminate
begin end, finish, conclude, cease, wind up, terminate
2. invent, produce, create, form, develop, design, launch, set up, introduce, imagine, institute, generate, come up with (informal), pioneer, evolve, devise, initiate, conceive, bring about, formulate, give birth to, contrive, improvise, dream up (informal), inaugurate, think up, set in motion No-one knows who originated this story.
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originate
verb1. To cause to come into existence:
Idiom: give birth to.
2. To bring into existence formally:
6. To have as a source:
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originate
[əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt]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 Israel → estas naranjas son de Israel
where do you originate from? → ¿de dónde eres?
with whom did the idea originate? → ¿quién tuvo la idea primero?
where did the fire originate? → ¿dónde se originó el incendio?
these oranges originate from Israel → estas 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
vt → hervorbringen; policy, company → ins Leben rufen; product → erfinden; 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 country → aus einem Land stammen; to originate from or with somebody → von jdm stammen; the company originated as a family concern → die Firma war ursprünglich or anfänglich ein Familienbetrieb
(US: bus, train etc) → ausgehen (in von)
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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.
oˈriginal (əˈri-) adjective1. existing at the beginning; first. This part of the house is new but the rest is original.
2. (able to produce ideas which are) new, fresh or not thought of before. original ideas; He has a very original mind.
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.
noun1. the earliest version. This is the original – all the others are copies.
2. a model from which a painting etc is made. She is the original of the famous portrait.
oˌrigiˈnality (əridʒiˈnӕ-) nounHis writing shows originality.
oˈriginally adverboriginate (əˈridʒineit) verb
to bring or come into being. That style of painting originated in China.
ˈorigins noun plural a person's place of birth, family background etc. He tried to hide his origins.
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originate
v. originar, engendrar; provenir de.
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