create

American  

[kree-eyt] / kriˈeɪt /

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.

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verb (used without object)

created, creating

1. to do something creative or constructive.

2. British. to make a fuss.

adjective

1. Archaic. created.

create British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

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

Etymology

Origin of create

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

Example Sentences

Together, these components create a scalable platform for high-capacity indoor wireless communication.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

“The community embraced this project as something that reflects them in a way that they want to be reflected, and that, for me, is one of my goals whenever I do create a film.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Such flexibility could fundamentally reshape building design, allowing architects to think beyond single towers and instead create interconnected structures where movement flows through entire developments rather than up and down individual shafts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

For most parents, a realistic goal “is usually not to fully fund college, but to create enough flexibility so school decisions” don’t disrupt the family’s finances, Bogardus said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

I told my mother that I will grow up and create great works of art.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Related Words

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