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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

(Samuel Elkin, "The Ball Player," Nugget, 6: 5...)

Fights sprang_up and were quickly squelched .

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