create
verb
- make something new from other elements
- bring into existence
- make; cause to become
- create or manufacture a man-made product
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).
- 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).
- To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
“You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.”
“… God created man a moral agent.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.”
- To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
“Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!”
- In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
- To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
“'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'”