create

[ kree-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing.

1. to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.
2. to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention.

   Synonyms: invent, contrive, devise, initiate, originate

3. Theater. to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play.
4. to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint:

   to create a peer.

5. to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to:

   The announcement created confusion.

6. 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.

1. to do something creative or constructive.
2. British. to make a fuss.

adjective

1. Archaic. created.

create

/ kriːˈeɪt /

verb

1. tr to cause to come into existence
2. tr to invest with a new honour, office, or title; appoint
3. tr to be the cause of

   these circumstances created the revolution

4. tr to act (a role) in the first production of a play
5. intr to be engaged in creative work
6. slang.
   intr to make a fuss or uproar

Derived Forms

• creˈatable, adjective

Other Words From

• cre·at·a·ble adjective
• in·ter·cre·ate verb (used with object) intercreated intercreating
• self-cre·at·ing adjective
• un·cre·at·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of create¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of create¹

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

Example Sentences

Between 1979 and 1997, Tanton launched or helped create more than eight organizations aimed at curtailing immigration or preserving English-speaking culture, building an unparalleled modern force for shaping the debate about who should and should not be allowed into the United States.

From Salon

Between 1979 and 1997, Tanton launched or helped create more than eight organizations aimed at curtailing immigration or preserving English-speaking culture.

From Salon

She wants to create pension "megafunds" by merging the UK's 86 council schemes, using the set-up in Canada and Australia as a model.

From BBC

She may ask them to pool their assets and resources, or she may ask them to merge with one another to create a smaller number of larger funds, which would benefit from greater financial firepower and fewer costs.

From BBC

The Israeli military has denied that it is seeking to create permanent buffer zones and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar recently said that displaced people from northern Gaza would be allowed to return home at the end of the war.

From BBC

Related Words

• build
• conceive
• construct
• design
• devise
• discover
• establish
• forge
• form
• found
• generate
• initiate
• invent
• make
• organize
• plan
• produce
• set up
• shape
• spawn