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cre⋅ate
[kree-eyt] 
verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing, adjective –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes. |
| 2. | to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention. |
| 3. | Theater. to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play. |
| 4. | to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint: to create a peer. |
| 5. | to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to: The announcement created confusion. |
| 6. | to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design: to create a revolution; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise. |
–verb (used without object)
| 7. | to do something creative or constructive. |
| 8. | British. to make a fuss. |
–adjective
| 9. | Archaic. created. |
Origin:
1350–1400; ME creat (ptp.) < L creātus, equiv. to creā- (s. of creāre to make) + -tus ptp. suffix
1350–1400; ME creat (ptp.) < L creātus, equiv. to creā- (s. of creāre to make) + -tus ptp. suffix
Related forms:
cre⋅at⋅a⋅ble, adjective
Synonyms:
2. originate, invent.
2. originate, invent.
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| cre·ate (krē-āt') tr.v. cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing, cre·ates
Created. [Middle English createn, from Latin creāre, creāt-; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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