What does "originate" mean?
Originate: To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order. Burke.
Additional senses
- 2.To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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