different between originate vs introduce

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

Alternative forms

• interduce (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Latin intr?d?c?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?énteros (“inner, what is inside”) and *dewk-.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nt???dus/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??nt???dju?s/
• Hyphenation: in?tro?duce

Verb

introduce (third-person singular simple present introduces, present participle introducing, simple past and past participle introduced)

1. (transitive, of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

2. (transitive) To make (something or someone) known by formal announcement or recommendation.

3. (transitive) To add (something) to a system, a mixture, or a container.

4. (transitive) To bring (something) into practice.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (make something or someone known): announce

Translations

Anagrams

• reduction

Interlingua

Verb

introduce

1. present of introducer
2. imperative of introducer

Italian

Verb

introduce

1. third-person singular indicative present of introdurre

Anagrams

• decurtino

Latin

Verb

intr?d?ce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of intr?d?c?

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin introducere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.tro?du.t??e]

Verb

a introduce (third-person singular present introduce, past participle introdus) 3rd conj.

1. (transitive) to insert
2. (transitive) to establish, enact (to appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.)

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

introduce

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of introducir.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of introducir.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of introducir.