criole.  —  Span,  criollo,  a  negro  corruption
of  creadillo,  dimin.  of  criado,  one  educated,,
instructed,  or  brought  up ;  hence  a  child
of  European  blood.  Criado  is  pp.  oicriare,
to  create,  also,  to  educate.— L.  creare,  to
create,  make.
procreate.  (L.)  L.  procreatus,  pp.
ol  procreare,  to  generate.— 'L.pro,  before,
forth ;  creare,  to  produce.
recreation.  (F.—L.)  Y .  recreation.—
L.  recreationem,  ace.  of  recreatio,  orig.  re-
covery from  illness  (hence,  amusement).
—  L.  >recreatus,  pp.  of  recreare,  to  revive,
refresh. — L.  re-,  again;  creare,  to  make*

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ioo  CREED.
Creed.  (L.)  M.  E.crede;  A.S.creda.—
L.  credo,  I  believe ;  the  first  word  of  the
creed.  +  O.  Irish  cretim,  I  believe ;  Skt.
craddadhdmi,  I  believe.  0/KRAT.)  Der.
cred-ence  (O.  F.  credence,  L.  credentia) ;
cred-ible\  credit  (L.  pp.  creditus);  cred-
ulous (L.  credulus),  &c.  And  see  Mis-
creant.
grant.  (F.  —  L.)  M.  E.  graunten.  -
O.  F.  graanter,  graunter,  later  spelling  of
craanter,  creanter,  to  caution,  assure,  guar-
antee ;  whence  the  later  senses,  to  promise,
yield;  "LowL.creantare,  put  for  credentare*.
—  L.  credent-,  stem  of  pres.  pt.  of  credere,
to  trust.
recreant.  (F.  —  L.)  O.  F.  recreant,
faint-hearted ;  pres.  pt.  of  recroire,  to  be-
lieve again,  also  to  give  up,  give  back
(hence,  to  give  in).  —  Low  L.  re-credere,  to
believe  again,  recant,  give  in.
Creek.  (E.)  A.S.  crecca,  a  creek. +Du.
kreek\.  Icel.  kriki,  a  crack,  nook.  The
orig.  sense  is  *  a  bend,'  as  in  Swed.  dial.
amtkrik,  bend  of  the  arm.  Allied  to
Crook,  q.v.
crick,  a  spasm  or  twist  in  the  neck.  (E.)
ME.  crykkc,  also  used  in  the  sense  of
'  bend.'  Merely  a  variant  of  creek  (above).
Creep.  (E.)  M.  TL.crepen ;  A.  S.  creSpan.
