source

Sense 1 noun

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

the Italian beginning of the Renaissance

Sense 2 verb

get (a product) from another country or business

She sourced a supply of carpet

Sense 3 noun

a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

the reporter had two sources for the story

Sense 4 verb

specify the origin of

The writer carefully sourced her report

Sense 5 noun

anything that provides inspiration for later work

Sense 6 noun

a facility where something is available

Sense 7 noun

a person who supplies information

Sense 8 noun

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

he was the generator of several complaints

Sense 9 noun

(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

a heat source

Sense 10 noun

anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies

an infectious agent depends on a reservoir for its survival

Sense 11 noun

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

he carried an armful of references back to his desk