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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"I think often people go: 'I don't have influence to create jobs for homeless and disabled people'. I promise you do. I promise you do, through the change of something like soap in a washroom."
From BBC
"If you cannot stockpile material that is enriched then there is no way you can actually create a bomb," Albusaidi told CBS's "Face the Nation."
From Barron's
But when screenwriter Will Tracy sat down to pen his Oscar-nominated script for "Bugonia," he wanted to create a protagonist with a little more nuance.
From Barron's
The specter of a huge capital-gains tax bill creates another major obstacle to selling.
Yes, there may be a bumpy transition and many roles will change, but businesses and the broader economy will emerge more prosperous, creating a raft of new jobs, the narrative goes.
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