cre|at´a|ble

cre|at´a|ble
cre|ate «kree AYT», verb, -at|ed, -at|ing, adjective.
–v.t.
1. to make a thing which has not been made before; bring into being: »

She created a garden in the desert. Composers create music. We men of the twentieth century, surrounded by hats “created” by Lili Daché… (Erwin Panofsky).

SYNONYM(S): originate, produce, invent.
2. to give rise to; be the cause of: »

The noise created a disturbance.

SYNONYM(S): cause, occasion.
3. to make by giving a new character, function, or status to: »

The queen created the man a knight.

SYNONYM(S): appoint, constitute.
4. to be the first to represent (a part or role): »

Maude Adams created the part of Barrie's Peter Pan.

–adj.
Archaic. created.
[< Latin creāre (with English -ate1)]
cre|at´a|ble, adjective.

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