Latin

Participle

crētus m ‎(feminine crēta, neuter crētum); first/second declension

1. separated, having been separated, sifted, having been sifted
2. distinguished, having been distinguished, discerned, having been discerned, seen, having been seen

Inflection

First/second declension.

Etymology 2

Perfect passive participle of crēscō ‎(“increase, grow”).

Participle

crētus m ‎(feminine crēta, neuter crētum); first/second declension

1. having become visible, having sprung from, arisen, having arisen, having come forth.
2. increased, augmented, having increased or augmented

Inflection

First/second declension.

References

• cretus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cretus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CRETUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “cretus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.