create

English

/kɹiːˈeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
  • (transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
  • (transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
  • (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
  • (transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
  • (UK) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English createn derived from Latin creātus.

Origin

Latin

creātus

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