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Definitions of originate
  1. verb
    bring into being

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  2. verb
    come into existence; take on form or shape
    "A new religious movement originated in that country"
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  3. verb
    begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
    "The flight originates in Calcutta"
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Definition that contains originate
  • lie originate (in)
  • arise originate or come into being
  • dwell originate (in)
  • consist originate (in)
  • parasympathetic nervous system originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
  • come up originate or come into being
  • sympathetic nervous system originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions; speeds the heart; contracts blood vessels
  • lie in originate (in)
  • superior mesenteric artery originates from the upper part of the aorta that supplies the small intestines and the cecum and the colon
  • parasympathetic originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels
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