Definition of originate - WordReference.com Dictionary

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originate
A	verb
	1	originate, initiate, start
			bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
		Category Tree: make; create ╚originate, initiate, start ╚go back; date back; date from ╚set ╚lead up; initiate
	2	originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow
			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"
		Category Tree: become ╚originate, arise, rise, develop, uprise, spring up, grow ╚head ╚well up; swell ╚come; follow ╚come forth; emerge ╚resurge
	3	originate
			begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
		Category Tree: begin; start ╚originate

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