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create

verb

  1. make something new from other elements
  2. bring into existence
  3. make; cause to become
  4. create or manufacture a man-made product
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kɹiːˈeɪt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).

  1. Created, resulting from creation.

    Hearts create of duty and zeal.

    Before me things create were none, save things / Eternal, and eternal I endure. / All hope abandon ye who enter here. [Inscription on the gate of Hell.]

verb

Etymology: From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).

  1. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.

    … God created man a moral agent.

  2. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    In the beginning God created yᵉ heauen and the earth. And the earth was without forme & voyde, and darkenes was vpon the depe, & the Spirit of God moued vpon the waters.

  3. To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.

    From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

  4. To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.

    crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties

    A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.

  5. To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.

    Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons.

    Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.

  6. To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.

    Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!

  7. In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
  8. To make a fuss, complain; to shout.

    'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'