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occasion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occasionem (accusative of occasio), noun of action from perfect passive participle occasus, from verb occido, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cado (“fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
- Hyphenation: oc?ca?sion
Noun
occasion (countable and uncountable, plural occasions)
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. [from 14th c.]
- 1690, Edmund Waller, The Maids Tragedy Alter'd
- I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring / Him to his death.
- 1690, Edmund Waller, The Maids Tragedy Alter'd
- The time when something happens.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. [from 14th c.]
- Something which causes something else; a cause. [from 14th c.]
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 130:
- it were too vile to say, and scarce to be beleeved, what we endured: but the occasion was our owne, for want of providence, industrie and government [...].
- 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, in Kupperman 1988, p. 130:
- (obsolete) An occurrence or incident. [14th-18th c.]
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. [from 15th c.]
- Need; requirement, necessity. [from 16th c.]
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- after we have served ourselves and our own occasions
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- when my occasions took me into France
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- A special event or function. [from 19th c.]
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Derived terms
- occasional
- on occasion
- rise to the occasion
Translations
Verb
occasion (third-person singular simple present occasions, present participle occasioning, simple past and past participle occasioned)
- (transitive) To cause; to produce; to induce
- it is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin occ?si?nem (accusative of occ?si?). Compare the inherited Old French ochoison, achaison (the latter being influenced by Latin acc?s?ti?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.ka.zj??/
Noun
occasion f (plural occasions)
- occasion, opportunity
- cause
- bargain, good deal
- secondhand or used item
Derived terms
Further reading
- “occasion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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originate
English
Etymology
From (the participle stem of) Late Latin *originare (“to begin, give rise to”), from Latin or?g? (“origin”).
Morphologically origin +? -ate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????d??ne?t/
- Hyphenation: ori?gi?nate
Verb
originate (third-person singular simple present originates, present participle originating, simple past and past participle originated)
- (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. [from 17th c.]
- 1998, James Hebert, "Banderas puts his mark on 'Zorro'", San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jul 1998:
- For the first time since Douglas Fairbanks Sr. originated the role in the 1920 silent "The Mark of Zorro," the hero will be played by a Hispanic actor.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, page 171:
- The financial backers who originated the Encyclopédie project in 1745 had no idea about what they were getting into.
- 1998, James Hebert, "Banderas puts his mark on 'Zorro'", San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jul 1998:
- (intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). [from 18th c.]
- The scheme originated with the governor and council.
Synonyms
- (to bring into existence): begin, initiate; see also Thesaurus:begin
- (to come into existence): spring to life, take shape; see also Thesaurus:come into being
- (to make or fabricate): coin
Antonyms
- terminate
- end
- destinate (computing)
Related terms
- origin
- original
- origination
- originator
Translations
Further reading
- originate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- originate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Italian
Verb
originate
- second-person plural present of originare
- second-person plural imperative of originare
- feminine plural past participle of originare
Anagrams
- iatrogeni
- ignoriate
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