originate
/ə ˈrɪ dʒə ˌneɪt/
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Definition(s):
- (v) come into existence; take on form or shape
- (v) bring into being
- (v) begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
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Usage(s):
- Alber, 45, does not attribute any grandiose meaning to clothes: the transformation a woman feels when she puts on one of his dresses should originate in her rather than the cloth.
- A first-century BC tablet, thought to originate from the Jordanian bank of the Dead Sea, that tells the story of a Messiah who rose again after three days from the grave.
- Burnett did not originate this conceit.
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- "Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy. . . . I can give you at least four or five scenarios from where it might originate. And he's gonna need help," Biden said, though he added that...on Oct 21, 2008 By: Joe Biden Source: Boston Globe (registration)
- "Banks do continue to play a central role in credit markets; in particular, because of the burgeoning market for loan sales, banks originate considerably more loans than they keep on their books," Bernanke said.on Jun 15, 2007 By: Ben Bernanke Source: Forbes
- "We had no intention to cut diplomatic relations, as we understood very well that Saakashvili's regime does not represent the Georgian people; it [the Georgian leadership] is anomaly, which does not originate from within the Georgian society, but...on Jul 9, 2010 By: Sergey Lavrov Source: Civil Georgia
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