Originate vs Initial - What's the difference?
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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)).
Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
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*{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 Spatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word.
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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial , a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks, however, understood him very well.
The first letter of a word or a name.
In plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit
(typesetting, calligraphy) A distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document.
(phonology) onset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology.
To sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.
In lang=en terms the difference between originate and initial
is that originate is to come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to , be derived ((from), (with)) while initial is to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.As verbs the difference between originate and initial
is that originate is to cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate while initial is to sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature.As an adjective initial is
chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.As a noun initial is
the first letter of a word or a name.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.
Synonyms
* initiate * beginAntonyms
* terminate * end * destinate (computing)External links
* * ----initial
English
(wikipedia initial)Adjective
(-)citation, passage=Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.}}
Synonyms
* incipient * openingAntonyms
* finalDerived terms
* initially * initialnessNoun
(en noun)- You can get your initials printed at the top.
Synonyms
* drop cap, versalDerived terms
* initialism * initial teaching alphabetVerb
- Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom.
