Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To bring into being; create: originated the practice of monthly reports.
- v. To come into being; start. See Synonyms at stem1.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To give rise or origin to; supply or constitute the beginning or commencement of; initiate; set going; bring to pass; bring into existence; occasion; cause; create, artistically or intellectually; produce; invent.
- To designate or describe as taking (its) beginning; derive; deduce.
- To arise; take (its) rise; find a starting-point or source; begin.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
- v. To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act.
WordNet 3.0
- v. bring into being
- v. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
- v. come into existence; take on form or shape
Etymologies
- From (the participle stem of) Late Latin *originare (“to begin, give rise to”), from Latin orīgō ("origin"). Compare origin. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And what in the world -- where does the title originate?”
“What inspired your debut album 'Reach For The Sun' and where did the title originate from?”
“Slide 9: Underground Railroad Where did the term originate?”
“Strangely, too, he had the sense that the patient, Herod—and from where did such a name originate, or was it chosen as some bleak joke?”
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Hey, Digital River, Try Reading Your Customer Service Email - The Consumerist
“– Rafiqis is gross, and I believe it to be something to do with the sauces since most gyro cones originate from a handful of vendors.”
“- Mexico Border, released earlier this month, found that 75% of the U.S. crime guns recovered in Mexico originate from the four border states - with roughly 40% originating from Texas alone.”
The Huffington Post: Antonio Villaraigosa: Crime Guns Crossing Borders and Taking Lives
“The science of making a vagina out of a penis is pretty much perfect, because both the penis and vagina originate from the same tissue.”
“He let on just how much Nintendo relies on sentiment -- a sort of holistic cycle of positive feelings that originate from a small group of early adopters who instinctively "get it" and then spread the love.”
“September 10, 2009 at 12: 58 pm | Reply did this series originate from a book,”
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