Antonyms for originate


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-rij-uh-neyt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈrɪdʒ əˌneɪt


Definition of originate

Origin :
  • 1650s, probably a back-formation of origination. In earliest reference it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1650s; intransitive sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775. Related: Originated; originating.
  • verb begin; spring
  • verb create, introduce
Example sentences :
  • This was a moment of exquisite satisfaction; but whence did it originate?
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Such whims are only impressive as we originate them, I think; they are not to be communicated.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • By whom were they exhibited, or with whom did they originate?
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Inflammations of the body come from burnings and inflamings, and all of them originate in bile.
  • Extract from : « Timaeus » by Plato
  • But from what quarter is this universal empire in Europe to originate?
  • Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
  • One often detects an article which genius alone could originate and produce.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • His disgust for them did not, indeed, originate with himself.
  • Extract from : « Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York » by Lemuel Ely Quigg
  • They bear not the impress of the age in which they originate, and will not wear out with it.
  • Extract from : « Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 » by Various
  • It did not originate with him, and his wife is altogether out of the picture.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • If He originates all, he must originate evil as well as good.
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall

Synonyms for originate

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