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.

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

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

Words nearby create

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Example sentences from the Web for creating

But as an American creating a new brand here, and living the daily life of the souk, he seems to be in a league of his own.

The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech |Liza Foreman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Creating PGCs from skin tissue, on the other hand, seems like a walk in the park compared to egg freezing.

Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women |Samantha Allen |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Overnight on a New York City street, two artists might be creating their latest photo set, made entirely from discarded items.

#Setinthestreet: Your Street Corner Is Their Art Project |James Joiner |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And then he went on a tear in early 2013, creating one provocation after another, seemingly every day for more than two months.

Kim Jong Un’s Kid Gloves Are Now Off |Gordon G. Chang |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But he's immersing himself, creating the density of felt detail from which fine performances emerge.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days |David Freeman |December 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But this plan only ended in creating discord, and the consequences were direful in the extreme.

Fire and Sword in the Sudan |Rudolf C. Slatin
But it was he began the quarrel, and not I; and the evil consequences which ensued were entirely of his creating.

Barry Lyndon |William Makepeace Thackeray
Your objection forces me to remark that in your mental background you were creating three institutions.

Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda
She almost succeeded in creating the impression that it was she who refused to have his name mentioned.

Abington Abbey |Archibald Marshall
It is a pretty game: creating artificial bankruptcy, and then inflicting punishment for the resulting anarchy.

The Problem of China |Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for creating

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

verb (used without object), cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing.

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create

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

verb (used without object), cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing.

adjective

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