- originate in something
- originate in somethingto have had a beginning in something or some place. •
The river originates in the Andes Mountains.
•All your troubles originate in your lungs.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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originate — o‧rig‧i‧nate [əˈrɪdʒneɪt] verb 1. [transitive] FINANCE to arrange and supply a loan, especially a mortgage (= loan for buying a house): • Commercial banks originated 42% of all mortgages last year compared with 32% the previous year. • The bank… … Financial and business terms
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originate — o|rig|i|nate [ ə rıdʒə,neıt ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to begin to exist or appear for the first time: originate in: The concept of factory outlet shopping originated in America. originate from: Many herbs originate from the Mediterranean.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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originate — verb 1 (intransitive always + adv/prep, not in progressive) formal to start to develop in a particular place or from a particular situation (+ in/from/with): a custom originating in Chinese culture | How did the idea originate? 2 (T) to have the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
originate in — verb come from (Freq. 7) • Hyponyms: ↑stem • Verb Frames: Something s somebody Something s something … Useful english dictionary
originate — [əˈrɪdʒəˌneɪt] verb 1) [I] to begin to exist or appear for the first time 2) [T] to create or start something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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