create
[ kree-eyt ]
/ kriˈeɪt /
verb (used with object), cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing.
verb (used without object), cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing.
to do something creative or constructive.
British. to make a fuss.
adjective
Archaic. created.
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Origin of create
1350–1400; Middle English creat (past participle) <Latin creātus, equivalent to creā- (stem of creāre to make) + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM create
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British Dictionary definitions for create
create
/ (kriːˈeɪt) /
verb
(tr) to cause to come into existence
(tr) to invest with a new honour, office, or title; appoint
(tr) to be the cause ofthese circumstances created the revolution
(tr) to act (a role) in the first production of a play
(intr) to be engaged in creative work
(intr) British slang to make a fuss or uproar
Derived forms of create
creatable, adjectiveWord Origin for create
C14 creat created, from Latin creātus, from creāre to produce, make
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