originate

originate is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
2. intransitive verb. To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.
3. verb. bring into being

   "He initiated a new program"

   "Start a foundation"

   Synonyms: initiate, start

4. verb. come into existence; take on form or shape

   "A new religious movement originated in that country"

   "a love that sprang up from friendship"

   Synonyms: arise, develop, grow, rise, uprise

5. verb. begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

   "The flight originates in Calcutta"

Synonyms

initiate, start, arise, develop, grow, rise, uprise

Common word forms

originated, originates, originating

Words from these letters

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