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originates

originates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

See all 3 meanings of originate

Questions about originates

What is originates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Originates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of originate.

Words near originates in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: originates (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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