originate

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.tr.

To bring into being; create: originated the practice of monthly reports.

v.intr.

To come into being; start. See synonyms at stem¹.

origination o·rig'i·na'tion n.
originative o·rig'i·na'tive adj.
originatively o·rig'i·na'tive·ly adv.
originator o·rig'i·na'tor n.

Issue a loan; see Loan Origination.

verb

1. To cause to come into existence: beget, breed, create, engender, father, hatch, make, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn. Idioms: givebirthriseto. See make/unmake.
2. To bring into existence formally: constitute, create, establish, found, institute, organize, set up, start. See start/end.
3. To bring into currency, use, fashion, or practice: introduce, launch. See start/end.
4. To come into being: arise, begin, commence, start. See start/end.
5. To begin to appear or develop: appear, arise, commence, dawn, emerge. See start/end.
6. To have as a source: arise, come, derive, emanate, flow, issue, proceed, rise, spring, stem, upspring. See start/end.
7. To have as one's home or place of origin: come, hail². See start/end.

v

Definition: begin; spring
Antonyms: end, finish, terminate

v

Definition: create, introduce
Antonyms: effect, end, result

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IN BRIEF: To bring into existence.

It was explained that the song originated in Liberia during the rice harvest.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - skabe, grundlægge, hidrøre fra, give anledning til
v. intr. - hidrøre fra

Nederlands (Dutch)
afkomstig zijn van, voortbrengen, ontstaan uit

Français (French)
v. tr. - donner naissance à
v. intr. - voir le jour (coutume, style), se déclarer (feu), provenir de (marchandises), émaner de (d'une proposition)

Deutsch (German)
v. - hervorbringen, erschaffen, entstehen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - γεννώ, δημιουργώ, επινοώ, προέρχομαι, κατάγομαι

Italiano (Italian)
generare, originare, dar vita a, causare, produrre

Português (Portuguese)
v. - originar, criar

Русский (Russian)
порождать, брать начало

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - originar, producir, generar, crear, dar lugar
v. intr. - originarse, crearse, producirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ge upphov till, skapa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
引起, 发明, 创始, 创作, 发源, 产生, 来自

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 引起, 發明, 創始, 創作
v. intr. - 發源, 產生, 來自

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 시작하다, 창설하다
v. intr. - 비롯되다, (열차,버스)가 ~에서 시발하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 始める, 創設する, 源を発する, 起こる, 始まる, 始発する, 生じる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينشئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התחיל, המציא, יצר‬
v. intr. - ‮נבע מ-, צמח‬

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