Definition of originate in English:

originate

verb

[NO OBJECT]

1 Have a specified beginning.
‘the word originated as a marketing term’
- ‘Though the word originates from the Latin debere, it comes via the Old French dette.’
- ‘Salsas, which originate in Mexico and South America, are a cross between a sauce and a salad.’
- ‘Nicoise salad is a famous composed salad that originated in the south of France.’
- ‘Alpacas originate from South America and in particular Peru, Chile and Bolivia.’
- ‘This scripture probably originated in China itself around the beginning of the 8th century.’
- ‘The cranial component originates in the brain stem and leaves through the base of the skull in the vagus nerves.’
- ‘Deschauer said the water originates from the south, an area of pasture and woodland.’
- ‘The seeds used to grow the diseased potatoes are believed to have originated in Holland.’
- ‘Chemical industries certainly originated in the south of England.’
- ‘Did you know the word woot originated from the early eighties and was used by hackers when they gained root access to a system?’
- ‘The exotic creature, which originates from central and South America, is probably an escaped pet.’
- ‘All isolates of C. fulvum collected to date originate from commercially grown tomatoes.’
- ‘Christmas cactus originates in the jungles of South America.’
- ‘The word originates in Catalonia, which produces most but not all Cava, where it means cellar.’
- ‘It's just new to regions outside of the south where it originates.’
- ‘The name originates from the word for crab, the term for the two creatures being almost interchangeable in early cultures.’
- ‘The spectacled caiman, which originates from South and Central America, has a boney ridge around its eyes which makes it look as if it is wearing glasses.’
- ‘The animal, which is similar to a llama, is fairly new to this country and originates from South America.’
- ‘Hopefully those people originating from south of the Trent now resident in and around York will have a good sense of humour and dismiss his remarks with a grin.’
- ‘It turns out that this train was one that originates at Market East, so it came into the station a few minutes early.’
arise, have its origin, derive, begin, start, stem, spring, emerge, develop, grow, rise, flow, emanate, issue
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1. 1.1[with object]Create or initiate (something)
  ‘he is responsible for originating this particular cliché’
  ‘If she gets back to Broadway, Braxton hopes to originate a role and not just step into a role created by someone else.’
  ‘The Commission also has the budgetary initiative, and therefore originates the preliminary draft budget which is put before the Council.’
  ‘Benny Lynch originated the stereotype of the ill-omened Scottish champion.’
  ‘So you do not get a reference for a delay; you are generating and originating your own procedures by constant review from a time point?’
  ‘The person who originated the message is hidden from the email trace.’
  ‘Gardeners serving at stately homes in Yorkshire originated the tradition of forcing rhubarb into growth.’
  ‘Seed germination is a developmental process of reactivation of metabolism to originate a new plant.’
  ‘Musically, however, he's immersed himself in Baker ever since originating the role for the Passe Muraille run.’
  ‘He originated the idea of a negawatt, a unit electricity which is simply not used.’
  ‘William Saffire credits William Shakespeare with originating the metaphor.’
  ‘He depicts a comedienne who was not a wildly improvisational good-time girl originating soundbites like a female Oscar Wilde.’
  ‘Singers should originate and initiate ideas that are new to the market.’
  ‘It's hard to originate new ideas and attitudes while surrounded by layers of aging mental clutter.’
  ‘The concept was originated by William Smith, a surveyor, in the latter part of the eighteenth century.’
  ‘We didn't go out and originate a track in India with a tabla player and then build upon that.’
  ‘He begins the review in a fantasy world in which Darwin did not originate the concept of natural selection.’
  ‘This is what Hindu thought has done, however, in originating the concept of dharma.’
  ‘There are only a few people who can say that they originated the idea to send a European spacecraft to Mars.’
  ‘The system allows users to silently monitor phone lines, or originate calls on other people's lines, Mitnick said.’
  ‘He's also given credit for originating the no-look pass and the behind-the-back dribble.’