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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

create XV. first as pp. created, extension (see -ED 1) of †creat (XIV) — L. creātus, pp. of creāre bring forth, produce, cause to grow, prob. rel. to crēscere grow.
So creation XIV. — (O)F. — L. creative XVII. creator XIII. — OF. creat(o)ur (mod. créateur) :- L. creātor, -ōr-. creature XIII. — (O)F. créature — late L. creātūra.

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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cre·ate / krēˈāt/ • v. [tr.] bring (something) into existence: jobs were created. ∎ cause (something) to happen as a result of one's actions: divorce creates problems for children. ∎ (of an actor) originate (a role) by playing a character for the first time. ∎ invest (someone) with a new rank or title.

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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

create •abate, ablate, aerate, ait, await, backdate, bait, bate, berate, castrate, collate, conflate, crate, create, cremate, date, deflate, dictate, dilate, distraite, donate, downstate, eight, elate, equate, estate, fate, fellate, fête, fixate, freight, frustrate, gait, gate, gestate, gradate, grate, great, gyrate, hate, hydrate, inflate, innate, interrelate, interstate, irate, Kate, Kuwait, lactate, late, locate, lustrate, mandate, mate, migrate, misdate, misstate, mistranslate, mutate, narrate, negate, notate, orate, ornate, Pate, placate, plate, prate, prorate, prostrate, pulsate, pupate, quadrate, rate, rotate, sate, sedate, serrate, short weight, skate, slate, spate, spectate, spruit, stagnate, state, straight, strait, Tate, tête-à-tête, Thwaite, translate, translocate, transmigrate, truncate, underrate, understate, underweight, update, uprate, upstate, up-to-date, vacate, vibrate, wait, weight

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