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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary orig·i·nate \\ə-ˈri-jə-ˌnāt\\ verb (-nat·ed ; -nat·ing) DATE 1667 transitive verb : to give rise to : initiate intransitive verb : to take or have origin : begin Synonyms: see spring • orig·i·na·tion \\-ˌri-jə-ˈnā-shən\\ noun • orig·i·na·tor \\-ˈri-jə-ˌnā-tər\\ noun English Etymology originate originate (v.) 1653, probably a back-formation of origination (1647), from M.Fr . origination, from L. originationem (nom. originatio), from originem (see original). In first ref. it meant "to trace the origin of;" meaning "to bring into existence" is from 1657; intrans. sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 originate ori·gin·ate / E5ridVineit / verb(formal) 1. [V , usually +adv. / prep.] to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or situation 起源；发源；发端于: The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. 这种疾病据说起源于热带地区。 2. [VN] to create sth new 创立；创建；发明: Locke originated this theory in the 17th century. 洛克于 17 世纪创立了这个理论。 • ori·gin·ator noun Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged orig·i·nate \əˈrijəˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: probably back-formation from origination transitive verb 1. : to cause the beginning of : give rise to : initiate < have originated a mass of legend — Irish Digest > 2. : to start (a person or thing) on a course or journey < freight is originated at the dock > intransitive verb : to take or have origin : be derived : arise , begin , start < a retractor muscle that originates on the body wall > < the train originated in Washington > Synonyms: see spring |
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