What is another word for "originate"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "originate": about, accord, activity, adventure, all, and, anvil, apprentice, authority, begin, beginning, betake, break, broach, business, cause, choice, choose, compact, conation, contract, course, desire, determination, determine, devote, discretion, embark, emprise, engage, engagement, enjoin, enterprise, execution, exercise, fall, fire, first, fit, foot.