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[ verb ] come into existence; take on form or shape
Examples "A new religious movement originated in that country" "a love that sprang up from friendship," "the idea for the book grew out of a short story" "An interesting phenomenon uprose" Used in print (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)The infrared_emission could then be assumed to originate at the surface of the moon , while the radio_emission originates at some depth beneath the surface , where the temperature variation due_to solar_radiation is reduced in amplitude and shifted in phase . The infrared_emission could then be assumed to originate at the surface of the moon , while the radio_emission originates at some depth beneath the surface , where the temperature variation due_to solar_radiation is reduced in amplitude and shifted in phase . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)Temperatures of the shield and of the surface of the water_cooled anode holder were measured by thermocouples to account_for heat received by the coolant but not originating from the anode plug . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)It is also possible that some of the dust in the vicinity of the Earth originated from meteoritic impacts upon the moon . (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)Finally , the conception of the natural community of all possessions which originated with the Stoics was firmly fixed in a tradition by More 's time , although it was not accepted by all the theologian philosophers of the Middle_Ages . Related terms become come well_up come_forth resurge head develop initiation emergence |
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[ verb ] bring into being
Examples "He initiated a new program" "Start a foundation" Used in print (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)Their strategy was sound enough and , he reasoned , had been defeated only by Philip_Spencer 's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated . Related terms make go_back lead_up set originate_in beginning newcomer initiation trigger originator |
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