The agonies of the machine age do not originate from the machines as such.
Source: tatoeba (20473)
Originate
//əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt//
Synonyms for "originate" (158 found)
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Closest matches (32)
Strong matches (47)
Related words (79)
give occasion togive origin togive rise togrowhatchhave originheadhead upideateimagineimproviseinaugurateinnovateinstituteintroduceinventirruptissueissue forthlaunch
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leadlead offlead the waymakemake domake do withmake upmanufacturemastermindmaturemintmoldoccasionorganizeparentpioneerplanprecedeproceedprocreateproduceraiserealizeresultrevolutionizeriseset afloatset on footset upshapesirespawnspringspring fromspring upstagestand firststartstemstem fromstrike outsupposetake birthtake risetake the initiativetake the leadtake the plungethink outthink upusher inwork
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8 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
56 translations across 22 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qaynaqlanmaq verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Bulgarian
4 entries- възниквам verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- пора́ждам verb (to give origin to, cause)
- произхождам verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- създавам verb (to give origin to, cause)
Catalan
2 entries- originar verb (to give origin to, cause)
- originar verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Dutch
1 entries- voortkomen verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Esperanto
1 entries- origini verb (to take first existence, have origin)
French
2 entries- instituer verb (to give origin to, cause)
- venir de verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Galician
1 entries- orixinar verb (to give origin to, cause)
German
4 entries- entspringen verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- entstehen verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- entwickeln verb (to give origin to, cause)
- erzeugen verb (to give origin to, cause)
Greek
2 entries- γεννώ verb (to give origin to, cause)
- προέρχομαι verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Hungarian
3 entries- ered verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- megteremt verb (to give origin to, cause)
- származik verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Italian
4 entries- avere origine verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- dare origine verb (to give origin to, cause)
- originare verb (to give origin to, cause)
- originare verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Korean
2 entries- 기원하다 verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- 비롯하다 verb (to give origin to, cause)
Latin
1 entries- provenio verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Malayalam
1 entries- ഉത്ഭവിക്കുക verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Māori
3 entries- pūtake verb (to give origin to, cause)
- take verb (to give origin to, cause)
- take verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- uhentsi verb (to give origin to, cause)
Portuguese
2 entries- originar verb (to give origin to, cause)
- originar verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Russian
4 entries- возни́кнуть verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- возника́ть verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- породи́ть verb (to give origin to, cause)
- порожда́ть verb (to give origin to, cause)
Scots
2 entries- oreeginate verb (to give origin to, cause)
- oreeginate verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Spanish
2 entries- originar verb (to give origin to, cause)
- originarse verb (to take first existence, have origin)
Ukrainian
4 entries- виникати verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- породжувати verb (to give origin to, cause)
- похо́дити verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- створювати verb (to give origin to, cause)
Vietnamese
4 entries- bắt nguồn verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- bắt đầu verb (to give origin to, cause)
- hình thành verb (to take first existence, have origin)
- phát minh verb (to give origin to, cause)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I must know where these quotations originate.
Source: tatoeba (253799)
Where did the Olympic Games originate?
Source: tatoeba (932514)
Most comets are thought to originate in a huge cloud called the Oort Cloud.
Source: tatoeba (3957569)
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