<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to take its origin or rise; begin; start; arise: The practice originated during the Middle Ages</li><li>(of a train, bus, or other public conveyance) to begin a scheduled run at a specified place: This train originates at Philadelphia</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent: to originate a better method</li></ul>