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Created; composed; begotten.

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  1. a. Created; composed; begotten.
  2. v. t. To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist.
  3. v. t. To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation; to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or fashion; to renew.
  4. v. t. To invest with a new form, office, or character; to constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer.
  5. v. make or cause to be or to become
  6. v. bring into existence
  7. v. pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
  8. v. invest with a new title, office, or rank
  9. v. create by artistic means
  10. v. create or manufacture a man-made product
  11. Created; composed; begotte. [Obs.] Hearts create of duty and zeal. Shak. 1. To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist. In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1. 2. To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation; to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or fashion; to renew. Your eye in Scotland Would create soldiers. Shak. Create in me a clean heart. Ps. li. 10. 3. To invest with a new form, office, or character; to constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer. "I create you companions to our person." Shak.
  12. Created; composed; begotte. [Obs.]Hearts create of duty and zeal. Shak.