originate

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.

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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

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Thesaurus

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" arise, spring up, uprise, develop, grow, rise 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" initiate, start 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"

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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

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

verb

1. To cause to come into existence:

beget, breed, create, engender, father, hatch, make, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn.

Idiom: give birth to.

2. To bring into existence formally:

constitute, create, establish, found, institute, organize, set up, start.

3. To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice:

introduce, launch.

4. To come into being:

arise, begin, commence, start.

5. To begin to appear or develop:

appear, arise, commence, dawn, emerge.

6. To have as a source:

arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring.

7. To have as one's home or place of origin:

come, hail.

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Translations

opstå

abkommenentstehen

crearoriginaroriginarsesuscitar

donner naissance àprovenir

eredmegteremtszármazik

eiga upptök í/aî

iniziareiniziatoreinventareoriginare

voortkomen

være opphav til

zrodiť sa

ortaya çıkmak

发源来自

originate

[əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt]

A. VT → producir, 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 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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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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originate

[əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt]

1. vt → dare 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, προέλευσηorigen päritolu مبداء؛ اصل alkuperä origineמקור मूल podrijetlo eredet asal uppruni origine 起源 기원 kilmė, pradžia, ištaka izcelšanās; izcelsme; sākotne asal; punca oorspronkelijkopphav, kilde, opprinnelsepoczątek, 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, πρωταρχικόςoriginal algupärane اصلی؛ اولیه alkuperäinen originelקדמון मूल, आरंभिक izvorno eredeti asli upprunalegur originale 最初の 최초의 koks buvo iš pradžių, pirminis oriģināls, sākotnējs asal origineelopprinneligpoczątkowy, 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 πρωτότυποςoriginal omapärane تازه؛ مبتکرانه omintakeinen originalמקורי मौलिक originalan eredeti orisinal frumlegur originale 独創的な 독창적인 originalus oriģināls, jauns, svaigs asal origineeloriginal, selvstendig, friskoryginalny 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, πρωτότυποςoriginal algupärane اصل؛ اصلی alkuperäinen originalמקורי जिसकी प्रतिलिप‍ि या जिसका अनुवाद हुआ हो, असली, मूल izvoran, autentičan eredeti asli upprunalegur originale 原作の 원작의 autentiškas oriģināls, autentisks, īsts asal origineeloriginal, ekteautentyczny 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 originalמקור व्युत्पत्ति izvornik, original az eredeti asli frumgerð, frumeintak originale 原作 원작, 원문 originalas oriģināls asal origineeloriginaloryginał 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 μοντέλοoriginal modell مدل malli originalמקור 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 modeloriginal, modellpierwowzór 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 πρωτοτυπίαoriginalidad omapära ابتکار؛ خلاقیت omaperäisyys originalitéמקוריות मौलिकता originalnost, izvornost eredetiség keaslian frumleiki originalità 独創性 독창성 originalumas oriģinalitāte, savdabība sifat original originaliteitoriginalitet 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 αρχικάoriginalmente 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 oorspronkelijkopprinnelig, 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, ontstaanskape, 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 herkomstopphav, herkomstpochodzenie 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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