originate
verb
orig·i·nate
ə-ˈri-jə-ˌnāt 
originated; originating
: to give rise to : initiate
The composer originated 10 songs for the Broadway musical.
Synonyms
Examples of originate in a Sentence
These stories originated during earlier times.
The book originated as a series of lectures.
The sound seemed to originate from outside the room.
The custom is believed to have originated in the western U.S.
He did not originate the idea.
The policy was originated by the previous administration.
Recent Examples on the Web
The claim originated on a satirical website called The Dunning-Kruger Times, a part of America's Last Line of Defense satirical network.
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Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
That's where Atmosphere songs that have features originate.
—Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
Los Angeles Police Department responded to a 5:57 a.m. call originating in South L.A. after a suspect stole a woman’s purse and drove off, a LAPD spokesperson said.
—Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The case originated from Grants Pass, a southwest Oregon town of about 40,000 people, which over a decade ago attempted to ban unhoused people from sleeping in public spaces.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
But despite innumerable meetings over decades, there is still no final agreement on a major new natural gas pipeline that would originate in Siberia and make its way to China through Mongolia.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
The claim of Baphomet birthday parties originated from the satirical network America’s Last Line of Defense.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
An example Bates provides is chorioamnionitis–an infection often originating from the cervical and vaginal area.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
The majority of the funding for European companies originates from European investors, based on Dealroom data.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
Chris Mueller, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
That's where Atmosphere songs that have features originate.
—Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 25 Apr. 2024
Los Angeles Police Department responded to a 5:57 a.m. call originating in South L.A. after a suspect stole a woman’s purse and drove off, a LAPD spokesperson said.
—Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The case originated from Grants Pass, a southwest Oregon town of about 40,000 people, which over a decade ago attempted to ban unhoused people from sleeping in public spaces.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
But despite innumerable meetings over decades, there is still no final agreement on a major new natural gas pipeline that would originate in Siberia and make its way to China through Mongolia.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
The claim of Baphomet birthday parties originated from the satirical network America’s Last Line of Defense.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
An example Bates provides is chorioamnionitis–an infection often originating from the cervical and vaginal area.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
The majority of the funding for European companies originates from European investors, based on Dealroom data.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 15 Apr. 2024
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originate
verb
orig·i·nate
ə-ˈri-jə-ˌnāt
originated; originating
: to give rise to
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: to issue (a mortgage loan) usually for subsequent sale in a pool of mortgage loans to a secondary market compare service
: to take or have origin
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