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originating

originating is the present participle and gerund 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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Phrases with originating

Questions about originating

What is originating the present participle and gerund of?
Originating is the present participle and gerund of originate.

Words near originating in the dictionary

  1. originate
  2. originated
  3. originates
  4. originatest
  5. originateth
  6. originating
  7. originating summons
  8. originating summonses
  9. origination
  10. originations
  11. originative

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Adapted from Wiktionary: originating (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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