Associations to the word «Originate»

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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky