Originate definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Originate definition: When something originates or when someone originates it, it begins to happen or exist . | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglishthoughvideo Videopronunciations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'originate'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× originate (ərɪdʒɪneɪt ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseoriginates ,presentparticipleoriginating ,pasttense,pastparticipleoriginated verb Whensomethingoriginatesorwhensomeoneoriginatesit,itbeginstohappenorexist. [formal]ThisparticularplantoriginatedinNorthAfrica.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Allcarbohydratesoriginatefromplants.[VERBpreposition/adverb] Isupposenoonehasanyideawhooriginatedthestory?[VERBnoun] MoreSynonymsoforiginate COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof originate Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'originate' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'originate' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'funrun' HindiTranslationof'originate' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency originateinBritishEnglish (əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt ) verb1. tocomeorbringintobeing 2. (intransitive)USandCanadian (ofabus,train,etc)tobeginitsjourneyataspecifiedpoint CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsorigination(oˌrigiˈnation)noun originator(oˈrigiˌnator)noun WordFrequency originateinAmericanEnglish (əˈrɪdʒɪˌneɪt ) verbtransitiveWordforms:oˈrigiˌnatedoroˈrigiˌnating1.  tobringintobeing;esp.,tocreate(somethingoriginal);invent verbintransitive2.  tocomeintobeing;begin;start SIMILARWORDS: rise Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsorigination(oˌrigiˈnation) noun originative(oˈrigiˌnative) adjective originator(oˈrigiˌnator) noun Wordorigin