Birth vs Originate - What's the difference?
birth | originate |
(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
(countable) An instance of childbirth.
(countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
(uncountable) The circumstances of one's background, ancestry, or upbringing.
* Prescott
That which is born.
* Ben Jonson
* Addison
A familial relationship established by childbirth.
(dated, or, regional) To bear or give birth to (a child).
* 1939 ,
(figuratively) To produce, give rise to.
* 2006 , R. Bruce Hull, Infinite Nature , University of Chicago Press, ISBN 9780226359441,
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 birth and originate
is that birth is to bear or give birth to (a child) while originate is to cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate.As a noun birth
is the process of childbearing; the beginning of life.As an adjective birth
is a familial relationship established by childbirth.birth
English
Noun
- Intersex babies account for roughly one per cent of all births .
- the birth of an empire
- He was of noble birth , but fortune had not favored him.
- elected without reference to birth , but solely for qualifications
- Poets are far rarer births than kings.
- Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it is able to shift for itself.
Antonyms
* (beginning of life) deathReferences
Adjective
(-)- Her birth father left when she was a baby; she was raised by her mother and stepfather.
Synonyms
* biological, blood, consanguineousVerb
(en verb)- "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!"
page 156:
- Biological evolution created a human mind that enabled cultural evolution, which now outpaces and outclasses the force that birthed it.
Usage notes
* The term is much more common, especially in literal use.Derived terms
* accident of birth * birth control * birthdate * birthday * birthing * birth mother * birth pangs * birth parent * birth pill * birthplace * birthrate * birthright * birthstone * birth tourism * breech birth * give birth * noble birth * virgin birth 1000 English basic words ----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.