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originates

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present tense third-person singular of originate

Synonyms & Antonyms of originates

to come into existence

the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein

Synonyms for originates

actualizes,
appears,
arises,
begins,
breaks,
commences,
dawns,
engenders,
forms,
materializes,
sets in,
springs,
starts

Words Related to originates

breathes,
exists,
is,
lives,
subsists

arrives,
comes on,
emerges

coalesces,
coheres,
shapes (up)

continues,
endures,
lasts,
persists,
survives

Near Antonyms for originates

concludes,
desists,
discontinues,
finishes,
halts,
quits,
terminates

disappears,
dissolves,
evaporates,
vanishes

departs,
dies,
expires,
passes away,
perishes

Antonyms for originates

ceases,
ends,
stops

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