different between originate vs acquire

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)

1. (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.
2. (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

1. second-person plural present of originare
2. second-person plural imperative of originare
3. feminine plural past participle of originare

Anagrams

• iatrogeni
• ignoriate

English

Etymology

From Middle English acqueren, from Old French aquerre, from Latin acquir?; ad- + quaer? (“to seek for”). See quest.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??kwa???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??kwa??/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)
• Hyphenation: ac?quire

Verb

acquire (third-person singular simple present acquires, present participle acquiring, simple past and past participle acquired)

1. (transitive) To get.
2. (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own
   • a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, The Consideration of our Latter End (sermon)

     No virtue is acquired in an instant, but by degrees, step by step.

   • Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.
3. (medicine) To contract.
4. (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.

Synonyms

• (get, gain): attain, come by, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, win

Antonyms

• (get, gain): abandon, lose

Derived terms

• acquired taste

Related terms

• acquisition
• acquirement
• acquisitive
• acquisitory

See also

• obtain
• reach

Translations

Latin

Verb

acqu?re

1. second-person singular present active imperative of acqu?r?