Definitions for originate

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originate o·rig·i·nate

Spelling: [uh-rij-uh-neyt]

IPA: /əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt/

Originate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 517 anagrams from letters in originate (aegiinort).

Definitions for originate

verb (used with object)

1. to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:

verb (used without object)

1. to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise:
2. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place:

Origin of originate

1645-55; probably back formation from origination (Latin orīginātiō etymology; see origin, -ate¹,

Examples for originate

Such whims are only impressive as we originate them, I think; they are not to be communicated.

And aside from that, it was likely unconstitutional because bills that raise revenue must originate in the House.

But from what quarter is this universal empire in Europe to originate?

One often detects an article which genius alone could originate and produce.

This was a moment of exquisite satisfaction; but whence did it originate?

He is the most public face attached to policies he facilitated but did not originate.

Inflammations of the body come from burnings and inflamings, and all of them originate in bile.

But where do air pollutants in northern China, in particular Beijing, originate?

By whom were they exhibited, or with whom did they originate?

His disgust for them did not, indeed, originate with himself.