originate

verb/əˈrɪdʒɪneɪt/

Frequency rank: #8,881 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to begin or arise from a particular place or source

Illustration for the English word “originate”

Example sentence

Many of the world's great religions originate in the Middle East.

Synonyms & related words

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