originate
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[edit] Etymology
< Mediaeval Latin *originatus, pp. of *originare (“‘to begin, originate’”) < Latin origo (“‘origin’”); see origin.
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to originate (third-person singular simple present originates, present participle originating, simple past and past participle originated)
- To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
- To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act.
- The scheme originated with the governor and council.
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to give origin to
to take first existence
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[edit] External links
- originate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- originate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
originate
- second-person plural present tense of originare
- second-person plural imperative of originare
- feminine plural past participle of originare
