Originate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Originated; p. pr. & vb. n. Originating.]
Etymology: [From Origin.]
To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new. A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for the purpose of originating a new civil order. Burke.
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Originate, 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.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists originate only as an antonym, under cease.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given