create

[kree-eyt]

verb (used with object)

created, creating 

1. to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

2. to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention.

   Synonyms: invent, contrive, devise, initiate, originate

3. Theater.,  to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play.

4. to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint.

   to create a peer.

5. to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to.

   The announcement created confusion.

6. to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design.

   to create a revolution; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise.

verb (used without object)

created, creating 

1. to do something creative or constructive.

2. British.,  to make a fuss.

adjective

1. Archaic.,  created.

create

/ kriːˈeɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to cause to come into existence

2. (tr) to invest with a new honour, office, or title; appoint

3. (tr) to be the cause of

   these circumstances created the revolution

4. (tr) to act (a role) in the first production of a play

5. (intr) to be engaged in creative work

6. slang,  (intr) to make a fuss or uproar

Other Word Forms

• creatable adjective
• intercreate verb (used with object)
• self-creating adjective
• uncreatable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of create¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English creat (past participle), from Latin creātus, equivalent to creā- (stem of creāre “to make”) + -tus past participle suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of create¹

C14 creat created, from Latin creātus, from creāre to produce, make

Example Sentences

That benchmark is the poverty line, created by a Social Security Administration economist, Mollie Orshansky, in 1963, and then adopted the next year by the White House.

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“We were learning on the fly, getting extra security, managing ticket sales, creating guest lists. It was a storybook situation.”

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You can take pride and joy in creating a home together, now that your remaining children have left or are about to leave the home.

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The centerpiece of the primary gallery is a rarely resurrected penciled drawing of Fantasyland from Bruce Bushman, who created pre-opening concept art for the land inspired by Marvin Davis’ master plans.

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“I want the actors to contribute something unexpected, even for themselves, because it creates some energy of lifelikeness,” Trier explains.

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Related Words

• build 
• conceive 
• construct 
• design 
• devise 
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• form 
• found 
• generate 
• initiate 
• invent 
• make 
• organize 
• plan 
• produce 
• set up 
• shape 
• spawn