v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' ri-j ə - ˌ n ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Date: 1667
transitive verb : to give rise to : INITIATE
intransitive verb : to take or have origin : BEGIN
synonyms see SPRING
– orig · i · na · tion \ - ˌ ri-j ə - ' n ā -sh ə n \ noun
– orig · i · na · tor \ - ' ri-j ə - ˌ n ā -t ə r \ noun