English Explanatory Dictionary

originate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).

adj

Founded on, having its origin in (something).

Pronunciation

/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/ en-us-originate.ogg

Word forms

originate originates originating originated

Etymology

From Medieval Latin orīginātus, perfect passive participle of orīginō (“to begin, give rise to”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more), from orīgō (orīgin- in compounds) + -ō. Compare Italian originare and Spanish originar.

Synonyms

Antonyms

terminate end destinate

Related words

origin original origination originator

Derived words

nonoriginating originating summons self-originated unoriginate unoriginated

Translations

Bulgarian: пора́ждам Bulgarian: създавам Catalan: originar Ngazidja Comorian: uhentsi French: instituer Galician: orixinar German: entwickeln German: erzeugen Greek: γεννώ Hungarian: megteremt Italian: originare Italian: dare origine Korean: 비롯하다 Māori: take Māori: pūtake Portuguese: originar Russian: создава́ть Russian: созда́ть Russian: порожда́ть Russian: породи́ть Scots: oreeginate Spanish: originar Ukrainian: породжувати Ukrainian: створювати Vietnamese: sáng tạo Vietnamese: phát minh Vietnamese: bắt đầu

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