Originate
What it means
To begin from a source or to create something as its first source.
Reach for it when identifying where an idea started or who devised it
Local students originated the plan for a tool-sharing library.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
begin
Fits when the start matters more than its source
Careful Begin does not identify where something came from.
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everyday
Fits when bringing something new into existence is enough
Careful Create need not mean later versions originated there.
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professional
Fits when careful thinking produces a method
Careful Devise does not establish historical priority.
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professional
Fits when something becomes visible gradually
Careful Emergence may not mark the true origin.
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formal
arise
Fits when an idea develops without a named creator
Careful Arise does not fit deliberate invention.
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literary
Fits when someone first develops a followed practice
Careful Pioneer can exaggerate credit.
Opposites 3
- end
- copy
- inherit
Common phrases 3
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originate from
The custom may originate from an older winter market.
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originate an idea
A quiet intern can originate an idea that reshapes the project.
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originate locally
Many durable solutions originate locally before institutions notice.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, California accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated