Based vs Originate - What's the difference?
based | originate |
founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms
(base)
Being derived from (usually followed by on' or ' upon ).
Having a
Having a base of operations.
To cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate.
*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 , , 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.
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To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to , be derived ((from), (with)).
As verbs the difference between based and originate
is that based is (base) while originate is to cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate.As an adjective based
is founded on; having a basis; often used in combining forms.based
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- That was a soundly based argument.
Derived terms
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(head)- It's a new film based on a best-selling novel.
- The ladder is based on the even sidewalk for stability.
- The company is based in New York.
Anagrams
*originate
English
Verb
(originat)citation, passage=Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.}}
- The scheme originated with the governor and council.