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originated

originated is the simple past and past participle of originate.

Meaning of originate

Verb

originate (third-person singular simple present originates, present participle originating, simple past and past participle originated)

  1. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.
    • Einstein originated the theory of relativity.
    Synonyms:
    begin, coin
  2. (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with).
    • The scheme originated with the governor and council.
    Synonyms:
    spring to life

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Questions about originated

What is originated the simple past and past participle of?
Originated is the simple past and past participle of originate.

Words near originated in the dictionary

  1. originaries
  2. originarily
  3. originariness
  4. originary
  5. originate
  6. originated
  7. originates
  8. originatest
  9. originateth
  10. originating
  11. originating summons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: originated (page history and authors); originate (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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