| 单词 | originate |
| 释义 | originate —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 ( < F) < L originatio etymology; see ORIGIN, -ATE1, ION] Syn. 3. See discover. |
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