create
Americanverb (used with object)
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to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
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to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention.
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Theater. to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play.
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to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint.
to create a peer.
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to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to.
The announcement created confusion.
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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)
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to do something creative or constructive.
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British. to make a fuss.
adjective
verb
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(tr) to cause to come into existence
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(tr) to invest with a new honour, office, or title; appoint
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(tr) to be the cause of
these circumstances created the revolution
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(tr) to act (a role) in the first production of a play
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(intr) to be engaged in creative work
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slang (intr) to make a fuss or uproar
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
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By demonstrating that dinosaur eggshells can reliably record geologic time, the study creates a new connection between biology and Earth science and provides researchers with a valuable tool for dating fossil sites worldwide.
From Science Daily
These materials can only be created under enormous pressures that exceed atmospheric pressure by more than a million times.
From Science Daily
Dear Liz: In response to a reader who asked about creating a will, you suggested options for low-cost online resources.
From Los Angeles Times
The venues in Livigno must produce large quantities of artificial snow to create the halfpipes and jumps needed for snowboarding and freestyle skiing events.
From BBC
Hammack said a favorable inflation reading for November released last week likely understated 12-month price growth due to data-collection distortions created by the government shutdown in October and the first half of November.
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