originate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈrɪdʒəneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə rijə nāt′)

Inflections of 'originate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
originates
v 3rd person singular
originating
v pres p
originated
v past
originated
v past p

originate
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Sense: Verb: begin
Synonyms:
begin Collocations, start Collocations, arise Collocations, dawn Collocations, be born, come forth, come to be, issue Collocations, spring up, stem from, spring from, crop up, come up, come into being, break out
Sense: Verb: cause to begin
Synonyms:
begin Collocations, start Collocations, introduce Collocations, come up with, think up, dream up, set up, create Collocations, produce Collocations, found Collocations, pioneer Collocations, design Collocations, beget, mastermind, give rise to, invent Collocations, engender, cause Collocations, cook up (informal), compose Collocations


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