originates
Comes into being
Originates means comes into being or has its source in a particular place, time, or circumstance: The tradition originates in medieval Europe, The call originated from an unknown number.
When someone originates something, they create or initiate it: She originated the role on Broadway.
The word emphasizes points of origin rather than development.
To set underway
- initiateTo set in motion
- startTo set going
- launchSet into motion
- inaugurateBegin officially, with ceremony
embark · kickstart · activate · trigger · instigate · introduce · debut · emerge
Recoiling metal spiral
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
- wellspringPrimary source of something
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- cradleRocking bed for infants
seedbed · hotbed · epicenter · nucleus · locus · provenance · derivation · extraction
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
- predecessorOne who came first
antecedent · patriarch · matriarch · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · heritage · descent
Point of creation
- inventionNew device or method
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
- devisingCreating through thought
authorship · brainchild · innovation · discovery · founding · establishment · institution · inception
commence
To set underway
inaugurate · embark · kickstart · activate · trigger · instigate · introduce · debut · emerge · arise
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
- wellspringPrimary source of something
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
cradle · seedbed · hotbed · epicenter · nucleus · locus · provenance · derivation · extraction · lineage
ancestor
Predecessor in lineage
- forebearAncestral family member
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- forefatherAncestor from generations past
predecessor · antecedent · patriarch · matriarch · lineage · bloodline · genealogy · heritage · descent · extraction
genesis
Point of creation
- inventionNew device or method
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- formulationDevised mixture or expression
devising · authorship · brainchild · innovation · discovery · founding · establishment · institution · inception · birth
derive
Obtain from a source
evolve · develop · branch · diverge · borrow · adopt · coin · cognate · loanword · calque
originatesconcludes
Brings to an end
ends · terminates · finishes · ceases · culminates
originatesdestroys
Causes complete ruin
abolishes · annihilates · extinguishes · eliminates · eradicates
- origination feeLender's upfront service cost
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