originate

Found in thesaurus: become, make, create, begin, start

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originate
v. begin; be created; result from; develop; be born; be produced

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originate

Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
(hypernym) become
(hyponym) resurge
(verb-group) develop
(derivation) origin, origination, inception
2. bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
(synonym) initiate, start
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) lead up, initiate
(see-also) originate in
(derivation) origin, origination, inception
3. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
(hypernym) begin, start
(derivation) beginning, origin, root, rootage, source


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originare
v. cause, produce

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originarse
v. originate

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originate
v. pocházet