ORIGINATE


Meaning of ORIGINATE in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

probably

Some of the very energetic ions and electrons which reach the Earth and which we observe as cosmic-rays probably originate from Jupiter.

■ NOUN

area

Most back problems originate in this area , but they could be easily avoided by regular exercise of the spinal erectors.

The overwhelming impression in the survey of newly-established firms was also that they had originated in adjacent areas of London.

The large bulk of the data that have led to this conclusion originates from areas south of the polar circle.

family

He belonged to a family which originated at Bury St Edmunds.

idea

There is doubt as to where this idea originated .

However, I have no idea where this phrase originated and why we use it.

She was modest and unconcerned that others were often given credit for ideas that she had originated .

But the idea had not originated with him.

I am also concerned that most stores have no clear idea where the mahogany originates from.

Many new ideas have originated outside the industry concerned.

The idea of well-being originates from the principle of balance; a harmonious relationship and union between mind and body.

life

How could life have originated in an atmosphere which - by today's standards - seems so inimical to life?

Deep-sea vents may have been the site where life originated on this planet.

Could life originate in environments where there is no oxygen?

But proving that life originated at hydrothermal vents involves more than just showing that it could have.

problem

Most back problems originate in this area, but they could be easily avoided by regular exercise of the spinal erectors.

source

The effect however, is the same, whether it originates from an external source or from an internal one.

■ VERB

believe

Both were believed to have originated from the Soviet Union and had been smuggled through Czechoslovakia.

Fire officials said they believe the blaze originated in the destroyed heavy rescue squad truck but had not pinpointed a cause Friday.

Liverpool supporters would have us believe that they all originate from the Kop, but this is doubtful.

My beloved Poole! in excessive anxiety, I believe it might originate .

seem

Incredibly, this meteorite seems to have originated on Mars.

From what I saw, the repression all seemed to originate externally, from parents and the rest of adult society.

The phrase seems to have originated in the world of baseball, although some authorities claim priority for an alternative connotation.

Some sounds even seem to originate in another part of the room.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a rumor that was probably originated by one of the president's aides

Buddhism originated in India and came to China in the first century A.D.

How did the tradition of wearing costumes on Halloween originate ?

The city has over 300 banks, and this is where much of its wealth originates.

Welfare is a program that originated in the 1930s to help widows.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But proving that life originated at hydrothermal vents involves more than just showing that it could have.

He originates from Dublin Zoo and is an example of the cooperation which exists between zoos.

He said he knows the calls are connected to the convention, because they originate from hotels.

In the tropics, haemonchosis must be considered, possibly originating from hypobiotic larvae.

Six of them originated from the same bar on Corfu - 500 miles from the island of Kos where Ben first vanished.

The astronomer who originates the request gives the observatories at least two or three times when we can do the work.

The statement did not elaborate on where such charges had originated.

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