Synonyms for originate
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Arise
arise, emanate, come, rise, produce, invent, cause, generate, create, develop, be born, grow, flow, give rise to, work, beget, breed, engender, raise, spring, spring up, issue
2. Initiate
initiate, start, proceed, commence, set on foot, institute, inaugurate
3. Begin — to cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate…
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
Einstein originated the theory of relativity.
- v. 2
To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).
The scheme originated with the governor and council.
Related words
- Word family
- origin original origination originator
Forms
- Past participle
- originated
e.g. originated → arisen, emanated, comen, risen…
Example sentences
- produce Your pessimism won't produce any positive results.
- generate This is going to generate more traffic in Algiers.
- arise Should anything arise, she will be prepared for it.
- emanate Stars emanate gamma rays when they explode.
- initiate The prime minister can initiate a vote of confidence.
By length
- 4 letters
- work1, come1, grow1, rise1, flow1, coin1
- 5 letters
- found1, start1, cause1, issue2, raise1, begin2, breed1, arise2, beget2
- 6 letters
- create2, spring1, invent2
- 7 letters
- produce2, develop3, proceed2, emanate3
- 8 letters
- generate3, initiate4, commence2, engender3
- 9 letters
- institute3, establish3
- 10 letters
- inaugurate4
- 11 letters
- manufacture4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (issue2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
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