Synonyms: start, originate, initiate
Definition: bring into being
Usage: He initiated a new program; Start a foundation
Definition: make or cause to be or to become
Usage: make a mess in one's office; create a furor
Synonyms: grow, arise, originate, spring up, develop, uprise, rise
Definition: come into existence; take on form or shape
Usage: A new religious movement originated in that country; a love that sprang up from friendship; the idea for the book grew out of a short story; An interesting phenomenon uprose
Synonyms: originate
Definition: begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.
Usage: The flight originates in Calcutta
Definition: have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
Usage: The DMZ begins right over the hill; The second movement begins after the Allegro; Prices for these homes start at $250,000