originated
- 1Simple past and past participle of originate.
The custom originated among traders along the old caravan routes.
Scholars believe the phrase originated in maritime slang.
Note
The past form of a verb that works two ways, and the two ways behave differently. Intransitively it says where something began, often followed by from or with: the dish originated with street vendors. Transitively it means bringing something into being (she originated the technique), and only this use has a passive. A technique can be originated by someone, but a custom can only have originated.
She originated the role on Broadway before it toured.
The method was originated by a team of field engineers.
originated is a form of originate
originate, verb: To come into existence or have a beginning; to spring or be derived from a particular source. Full entry
- Forms
- originateoriginates he/she/itoriginating -ing formoriginated past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- originate → originated: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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