v. t. | 1. | To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. |
v. i. | 1. | To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; |
Verb | 1. | originate - 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" |
2. | originate - bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation" | |
3. | originate - begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta" |