origination verb
o·rig·i·nate
The verb form of origination is originate
O oDefinitions
- verb without object origination to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages. 1
- verb without object origination (of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place: This train originates at Philadelphia. 1
- verb with object origination to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent: to originate a better method. 1