originate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈɹɪdʒɪneɪt/

Verb

originate (originates, present participle originating; past and past participle originated)

1. (transitive) To cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate. [from 17th c.]
   • 1998, James Hebert, "Banderas puts his mark on 'Zorro'", San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jul 1998:

     For the first time since Douglas Fairbanks Sr. originated the role in the 1920 silent "The Mark of Zorro," the hero will be played by a Hispanic actor.

   • 2002, Colin Jones (historian), The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 171:

     The financial backers who originated the Encyclopédie project in 1745 had no idea about what they were getting into.

2. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring#Verb|spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]

   The scheme originated with the governor and council.

Synonyms

• (to bring into existence) begin, initiate; see also Thesaurus:begin
• (to come into existence) spring to life, take shape; see also Thesaurus:come into being

Antonyms

• terminate
• end
• destinate (computing)

Related terms

• origin
• original
• origination
• originator

Translations

• French: instituer
• German: entwickeln, erzeugen
• Italian: originare, dare origine
• Portuguese: originar
• Russian: создава́ть
• Spanish: originar

Translations

• German: entstehen, entspringen
• Italian: originare, avere origine
• Portuguese: originar
• Russian: происходи́ть
• Spanish: originarse

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