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to originate
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
originate
3rd person singular
originates
Present participle
originating
Past simple
originated
Past participle
originated
Examples
The idea originated from a conversation between friends.
02
to come up with or develop something new
Transitive: to originate an idea or invention
Examples
She originated the concept for the new marketing campaign.
03
(of a plane, train, bus, etc.) to start a journey from a particular location
Intransitive: to originate somewhere
Examples
The train originates at Central Station and travels south to the coast.
Lexical Tree
origination
originative
originator
originate
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