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originate

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  1. spring                
 
orig.i.nate \*-'rij-*-.na-t\ \*-.rij-*-'na--sh*n\ \*-'rij-*-.na-t-*r\ vb 
   [prob. back-formation fr. origination] : to give rise to : INITIATE  : to 
   take or have origin : BEGIN  - orig.i.na.tion n