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originate · ​. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation · ​[transitive] originate something to ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionoforiginateverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary originateverb OPALW /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/(formal)VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyoriginate /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/he/she/itoriginates /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪts/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪts/pastsimpleoriginated /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/pastparticipleoriginated /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/-ingformoriginating /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪŋ/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪŋ/ jumptootherresults  [intransitive](+adv./prep.)tohappenorappearforthefirsttimeinaparticularplaceorsituationThediseaseisthoughttohaveoriginatedinthetropics.Thewordoriginatedasamarketingterm. Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. [transitive]originatesomethingtocreatesomethingnewLockeoriginatedthistheoryinthe17thcentury. [intransitive]tostartinaparticularplaceoriginatein…HisflightoriginatedinJapan.originatefrom/outof…FlightsoriginatingoutofTorontoshouldreachEdmontonwithoutmuchproblem.originateat…28trainsnoworiginateandterminateatTambaram.originatefrom…ThecallhadoriginatedfromJamaica/acellphone.TopicsTransportbyairc1WordOriginmid17thcent.:frommedievalLatinoriginat-‘causedtobegin’,fromLatinorigo,origin-‘source,origin’.SeeoriginateintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeoriginateintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: originate Nearbywords originallyadverb originalsinnoun originateverb originationnoun originatornoun impression noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford3000 B1 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay