originate

verb

/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they originate	/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/
he / she / it originates	/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪts/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪts/
past simple originated	/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/
past participle originated	/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪd/
-ing form originating	/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪŋ/ /əˈrɪdʒɪneɪtɪŋ/

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[intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation起源；发源；发端于
- The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics.这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。
- The word originated as a marketing term.该词源自市场行销术语。
[transitive] originate something to create something new创立；创建；发明
- Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.洛克于 17 世纪创立了这个理论。
[intransitive] to start in a particular place起源；发源；发端于
- originate in… His flight originated in Japan.他的航班起源于日本。
- originate from/out of… Flights originating out of Toronto should reach Edmonton without much problem.从多伦多出发的航班应该可以毫无问题地到达埃德蒙顿。
- originate at… 28 trains now originate and terminate at Tambaram.现在有28列火车在坦巴兰始发和结束。
- originate from… The call had originated from Jamaica/a cell phone.这个电话来自牙买加/一部手机。

Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin originat- ‘caused to begin’, from Latin origo, origin- ‘source, origin’.