v.
Pronunciation: kr ē - ' ā t, ' kr ē - ˌ
Function: verb
Inflected Form: cre · at · ed ; cre · at · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin creatus, past participle of creare; akin to Latin crescere to grow ― more at CRESCENT
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to bring into existence <God created the heaven and the earth ― Gen 1:1(AV)>
2 a : to invest with a new form, office, or rank <was created a lieutenant> b : to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior <her arrival created a terrible fuss> < create new jobs>
3 : CAUSE , OCCASION <famine create s high food prices>
4 a : to produce through imaginative skill < create a painting> b : DESIGN < create s dresses>
intransitive verb
1 : to make or bring into existence something new
2 : to set up a scoring opportunity in basketball < create off the dribble>