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Meaning of originate


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  originate
      v 1: come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new
           religious movement originated in that country"; "a love
           that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book
           grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon
           uprose" [syn: {originate}, {arise}, {rise}, {develop},
           {uprise}, {spring up}, {grow}]
      2: bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a
         foundation" [syn: {originate}, {initiate}, {start}]
      3: begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus,
         etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"


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