— originable /euh rij"euh neuh beuhl/ , adj. — origination , n. — originator , n.
/euh rij"euh nayt'/ , v. , originated, originating .
v.i.
1. to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages.
2. (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place: This train originates at Philadelphia.
v.t.
3. to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent: to originate a better method.
[ 1645-55; prob. back formation from origination ( originatio etymology; see ORIGIN, -ATE 1 , ION ]
Syn. 3. See discover .