Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Originate

• (v. t.) To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
• (v. i.) To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.

Synonyms of Originate

• Turn
• Start
• Bristle
• Mature
• Rise
• Get
• Build Up
• Prepare
• Stand Up
• Climb Up
• Uprise
• Maturate
• Acquire
• Go Up
• Rebel
• Surface
• Lift
• Arise
• Spring Up
• Farm
• Come Up
• Grow
• Train
• Evolve
• Modernize
• Bob Up
• Resurrect
• Ascend
• Initiate
• Develop
• Climb
• Heighten
• Make Grow
• Break
• Get Up
• Prove
• Germinate
• Move Up
• Turn Out
• Jump
• Raise
• Formulate
• Modernise
• Rear
• Produce
• Mount
• Rise Up
• Wax
• Recrudesce
• Educate
• Explicate
• Broach
• Get Going
• Commence
• Get Down
• Take Off
• Induct
• Bulge
• Embark On
• Part
• Pop Out
• Go
• Depart
• Lead Off
• Set Off
• Startle
• Start Up
• Bug Out
• Begin
• Bulge Out
• Set About
• Pop
• Start Out
• Set Forth
• Lead Up
• Protrude
• Come Out
• Take Up
• Pioneer
• Set Out
• Become

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Homophones of Originate