ORIGINATE


Meaning of ORIGINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈri-jə-ˌnāt ]

verb

( -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 -ˌri-jə-ˈnā-shən noun

• orig·i·na·tor -ˈri-jə-ˌnā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.