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originate meaning

EN[əˈɹɪdʒɪneɪt]
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    Definition of originate in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGoriginatesPRoriginatingPT, PPoriginatedSUF-ate
    1. (transitive) To cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate.
      1. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).
        1. The scheme originated with the governor and council.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The originating slips of the M. rectus capitis lateralis come together with the slips of the M. rectus capitis ventralis and attach tendinously at the processus ventralis of vertebrae C3, C4 and C5.
        • The scheme originated with the governor and council.
        • M. biventer cervicis originates from the dorsocaudally located aponeurosis notarii (an), which is partly covered by thoracic muscles (tm).
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Intransitive verbs
          • Transitive verbs
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        Meaning of originate for the defined word.

        Grammatically, this word "originate" is a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.
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