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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cre·ate
(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 — Genesis 1:1(Authorized Version) 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 creates high food prices 4. a. to produce through imaginative skill create a painting b. design creates 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
adjective DATE 15th century archaic : created English Etymology create late 14c., from L. creatus, pp. of creare "to make, produce," related to crescere "arise, grow" (see crescent). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ create cre·ate / kri5eit / verb1. [VN] to make sth happen or exist 创造;创作;创建: Scientists disagree about how the universe was created. 科学家对宇宙是怎样形成的有分歧。 The main purpose of industry is to create wealth. 工业的主要宗旨是创造财富。 The government plans to create more jobs for young people. 政府计划为年轻人创造更多的就业机会。 Create a new directory and put all your files into it. 创建一个新的目录,然后把你所有的文件都放进去。 Try this new dish, created by our head chef. 品尝一下这道新菜吧,是我们厨师长首创的。 ⇨ note at make 2. [VN] to produce a particular feeling or impression 造成,引起,产生(感觉或印象): The company is trying to create a young energetic image. 这家公司正试图塑造一个充满活力的年轻形象。 The announcement only succeeded in creating confusion. 那通告反而引起了混乱。 They've painted it red to create a feeling of warmth. 他们把它刷成红色以造成一种温暖的感觉。 3. to give sb a particular rank or title 授予;册封: ▪ [VN] The government has created eight new peers. 政府新封了八个贵族。 ▪ [VN-N] He was created a baronet in 1715. 他于 1715 年被封为准男爵。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: GENERATE 1, father, hatch, make, originate, parent, procreate, produce, sire, spawn Idioms: call into being 2 Synonyms: FOUND 2, constitute, establish, institute, organize, set up, start 3 Synonyms: COMPOSE 2 Related Words: conceive, formulate; imagine Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: re-create cre·ate I. \krēˈāt\ adjective Etymology: Middle English creat, from Latin creatus, past participle of creare to create — more at crescent archaic : created II. \(ˈ)krē|āt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English createn, from Latin creatus transitive verb 1. : to bring into existence : make out of nothing and for the first time < God created the heaven and the earth — Gen 1:1 (Authorized Version) > 2. : to cause to be or to produce by fiat or by mental, moral, or legal action: as a. : to invest with a new form, office, or rank : constitute by an act of law or sovereignty < create one a peer > < create a new administrative post > : appoint < create one a judge > b. : to produce or effect as an act of grace < create in me a clean heart — Ps 51:10 (Authorized Version) > c. : to bring about by a course of action or behavior < create an impression of invincibility > < create an opportunity to talk to someone > < create a demand for a product by advertising > < create a disturbance > 3. : to cause or occasion — used of natural or physical causes and especially of social and evolutionary or emergent forces < a famine creates high food prices > < modern science, which created this dilemma, is also capable of solving it — Bruce Bliven b. 1889 > 4. a. : to produce (as a work of art or of dramatic interpretation) along new or unconventional lines < created a new Hamlet > b. : to design (as a costume or a dress) intransitive verb 1. : to make or bring into existence something new (as something of an imaginative or artistic character) : invent < quick to imitate but powerless to create > 2. slang Britain : to complain loudly : carry on : gripe < don't go near him while he's creating > |
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