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▪ I. † oˈriginate, ppl. a. Obs. rare. [As if f. L. *orīgināt-us, pa. pple. of *orīgināre. F. had the corresponding pa. pple. originé in 16th c. (Godefroy). See next and origination.] Originated, founded, having its origin. (Const. upon = from: cf. original A. 2 b, also founded upon.)
1679J. Kid in Last Sp. J. King & J. Kid (1680) 23 My Testimony to and Abhorrence of every Invasion..against Christs Royal prerogative,..Originate upon and derivate from that which they call the Supremacy. ▪ II. originate, v.|ɒˈrɪdʒɪneɪt| [As if f. ppl. stem *orīgināt- of a L. vb. *orīgināre (f. orīgin-em origin), not in ancient L., but perh. used in med. or mod.L.; cf. It. originare ‘to fetch his beginning or originall’ (Florio, 1598), Sp. and Pg. originar; also obs. F. originé (16th c. in Godef.) and origination.] 1. trans. To give origin to, give rise to, cause to arise or begin, initiate, bring into existence.
1657–83Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. 54 The soul, as seated more conspicuously in the brain, does by the originated Neurology, give intercourse to the animal spirits. 1667J. Flavel Saint Indeed (1754) 23 Christ is..the originating root; and grace,..a root originated, planted and influenced by Christ. 1767T. Hutchinson Hist. Mass. (1768) II. 335 The exclusive right of the house in originating grants. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 273 The bishops of the church..form a separate house, with a right to originate and propose acts for the concurrence of the house of deputies. 1840I. Taylor Anc. Chr. (1842) II. vi. 212 Poetry does not originate, but it adorns. 1878R. W. Dale Lect. Preach. iv. 100 Men..who have originated remarkable religious movements. †b. To trace the origin or derivation of; to derive or deduce from a specified source. Obs. rare.
1653Waterhouse Apol. Learn. 9 The Holy Story originates skill & knowledg of arts, from God. 2. intr. To take its origin or rise; to arise, come into existence, have its beginning, commence; to spring, be derived. Const. from, in, with.
1775Tender Father II. 50 The scandal..which I thought must certainly originate from Mr. Selby. 1790Norman & Bertha II. 71 Lord Osgood..well knew with whom this happy alteration of manners originated. 1816J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art II. 253 On the supposition that the commotion originates entirely within the earth. 1846Wright Ess. Mid. Ages II. xvii. 173 A cycle of poetry..which originated with the people, and rested with the people. 1885Manch. Exam. 10 July 4/7 The fire originated in the chemical room. b. Anat., etc. To have its origin (locally); to arise, spring (in or from): cf. origin n. 2 b.
1799Med. Jrnl. II. 167 Galen's opinion, that the veins originated in the liver, had been exploded. 1874Carpenter Ment. Phys. i. ii. §76 (1879) 79 The points whence the legs and wings originate. Hence oˈriginated ppl. a. (whence oˈriginatedness), oˈriginating ppl. a. originating notice, a notice originating legal proceedings.
1657–83Originated, 1667 Originating [see 1]. 1829Bentham Justice & Cod. Petit., Abr. Petit. Justice 61 On the part of the judge, of the originating judicatory. 1830Coleridge Table-t. 29 July, Every intellectual act, however you may distinguish it by name in respect of the originating faculties. 1835I. Taylor Spir. Despot. iii. 89 A divinely originated economy. 1862F. Hall Hindu Philos. Syst. 53 The soul's will, &c. cannot be eternal; for their originatedness is evidenced by consciousness. 1881Daily News 22 Nov. 5/7 The number of originating notices served in this district is believed to be larger than in any other part of Ireland. 1886Pall Mall G. 10 Apr. 2/1 The solicitor's costs for all proceedings—from originating notice to final orders—are limited by the rules of the Land Commissioners to ten shillings when the rent is under five pounds. |