O*rig"i*nate , 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.
O*rig"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Originated (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Originating.]
[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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