Associations to the word «Originate»
Noun
- Cultivar
- Subcontinent
- Breed
- Headwater
- Meteorite
- Confluence
- Ganglion
- Himalayas
- Clade
- Rajasthan
- Surname
- Romani
- Anatolia
- Axon
- Carcinoma
- Offshoot
- Mango
- Newscast
- Turkic
- Cuisine
- Ganges
- Steppe
- Insert
- Cortex
- Magma
- Vertebra
- Tributary
- Cretaceous
- Scandinavia
- Sanskrit
- Persia
- Lineage
- Nucleus
- Bce
- Basalt
- Noodle
- Ancestor
- Progenitor
- Glacier
- Tumor
- Origin
- Concept
- Asia
- Mortgage
- Dish
- Seedling
- Lender
- Caucasus
- Hybrid
- Sinus
- Nickname
- Trough
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
ORIGINATE, verb. (transitive) To cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate. [from 17th c.]
ORIGINATE, verb. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]
Dictionary definition
ORIGINATE, verb. 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".
ORIGINATE, verb. Bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation".
ORIGINATE, verb. Begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta".
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.