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originate

[ uh-rij-uh-neyt ]

verb (used without object)

originated, originating.
  1. to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise:

    The practice originated during the Middle Ages.

  2. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place:

    This train originates at Philadelphia.



verb (used with object)

originated, originating.
  1. to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:

    to originate a better method.

originate

/ əˈɪɪˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. to come or bring into being
  2. intr (of a bus, train, etc) to begin its journey at a specified point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԲپDz, noun
  • ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···Բ· [uh, -, rij, -, uh, -n, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ·i·ԲtDz noun
  • ·i·Բtǰ noun
  • -·i·Բe adjective
  • -·i·ԲiԲ adjective
  • self-·i·ԲtDz noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of originate1

First recorded in 1645–55; probably back formation from origination (from French ), from Latin ǰīپō “eٲ⳾DZDz”; origin, -ate 1, ion
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He thinks the Sutton Hoo and Danish motifs are closer than their Swedish counterparts, suggesting the helmet may have actually originate from, or around, the Danish island.

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“Lady Gaga’s actions are likely to mislead the public into concluding that her goods originate with or are authorized by Lost, which will damage both Lost and the public,” the lawsuit says.

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Watts outlined the core allegation: that the fire originated with Southern California Edison’s equipment and that the utility had attempted to mislead the public about it.

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He was fast, but there were too many mistakes, originating in this disconnect between his style and the behaviour and predictability of the car.

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The eaglet’s exact fate is still uncertain, but Friends of Big Bear Valley took to Facebook on Friday evening to dispel rumors originating from viewers’ misinterpretation of eagle behavior.

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