create
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English createn, from Latin creatus, the past participle of creare.
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create (third-person singular simple present creates, present participle creating, simple past and past participle created)
- (transitive) To put into existence.
- According to the Bible, God created the universe in six days.
- (transitive) To design, invest with a new form, shape, &c.
- Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
- (intransitive) To be creative, imaginative.
- Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
- (transitive) To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.
- A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
- (transitive) To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or restored for the incumbent.
- Henry VIII created him a Duke.
- (transitive) To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre‐existent title (notably a church in Rome).
- Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.
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terms related to create
[edit] Translations
to put into existence
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to design, invest with a new form, shape etc
to manufacture
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[edit] Adjective
create (comparative more create, superlative most create)
[edit] Translations
- see created
[edit] External links
- create in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- create in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Create on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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[edit] Italian
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create
- second-person plural indicative present of creare
- second-person plural imperative of creare
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[edit] Latin
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creāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of creō
- "create ye, make ye, produce ye"
- "beget ye, give ye birth to"
- "prepare ye, cause ye"
- "choose ye"
[edit] Participle
creāte
- vocative masculine singular of creātus
