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Originate vs Organize - What's the difference?

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Originate is a related term of organize.


In lang=en terms the difference between originate and organize

is that originate is to come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to , be derived ((from), (with)) while organize is to (l) with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter; — in this sense used chiefly in the past participle.

As verbs the difference between originate and organize

is that originate is to cause to be, to bring into existence; to produce, initiate while organize is to (l) in working order.

originate

English

Verb

(originat)
  • 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.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Michael Riordan , title=Tackling Infinity , volume=100, issue=1, page=86 , magazine= 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.}}
  • To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to , be derived ((from), (with)).
  • The scheme originated with the governor and council.

    Synonyms

    * initiate * begin

    Antonyms

    * terminate * end * destinate (computing)

    organize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * organise

    Verb

    (organiz)
  • To (l) in working order.
  • To (l) in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize.
  • * Cranch
  • This original and supreme will organizes the government.
  • To (l) with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter; — in this sense used chiefly in the past participle.
  • * Ray
  • These nobler faculties of the mind, matter organized could never produce.
  • (music) To sing in parts.
  • to organize an anthem
    (Busby)

    Derived terms

    * organized * organizer * organization * self-organize