originate
verb (used without object)
to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise.
originates
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present tense formof originate (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The Fed could decide that much of the recent inflation pressure originates from energy and geopolitical disruption and leave rates unchanged.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The term originates in the 1990s, but its spirit goes further back—at least to British computer scientist Alan Turing, who devised what became known as the Turing test.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Rhine originates in the Swiss Alps, flows through and along the borders of several countries, and empties into the North Sea in the Netherlands.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Our study shows, more precisely than ever before, how much carbon is safely stored in the seabed - and just how much of the decomposed material actually originates from the old permafrost," says Manuel Ruben.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
That someone who originates a new idea has a right to be acknowledged seems to us obvious, but this idea was fundamentally new.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
