create

[ kree-eyt ]

/ kriˈeɪt /

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verb (used with object), cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing.

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

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

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

to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint: to create a peer.

to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to: The announcement created confusion.

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), 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

SYNONYMS FOR create

2 originate, invent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM create

cre·at·a·ble, adjectivein·ter·cre·ate, verb (used with object), in·ter·cre·at·ed, in·ter·cre·at·ing.self-cre·at·ed, adjectiveself-cre·at·ing, adjective

un·cre·at·a·ble, adjectiveun·cre·at·ed, adjective

Words nearby create

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I spent time yesterday listening to the music you made, and looking at the art you created.
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Gehenna was created before Paradise; the former on the second day and the latter on the third.
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He had created a new property, as was testified by the vast pyramid of ivory that stood under the shadow of the great nwana-tree!
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The "God-man" may be "discovered" in nature; but the "Man-god" must be "created" by man.
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The impression it created of his being in the act of passing, led me to open my door to him, as I otherwise might not have done.
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Russia had created strained conditions which brought on the world war.
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British Dictionary definitions for created

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, adjective

Word Origin for create

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

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