create

[kree-eyt]

verb (used with object)

created, creating 

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)

created, creating 

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

Other Word Forms

• creatable adjective
• intercreate verb (used with object)
• self-creating adjective
• uncreatable 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

That means the series had to create a whole new cast of characters for fans to love and loathe.

From Salon

He also attacked the UN for the aid it gave to asylum seekers hoping to enter the US, saying "The UN is supposed to stop invasions, not create them and not finance them."

From BBC

The visas were created to allow American technology companies to import uniquely talented individuals from abroad.

From Los Angeles Times

The combination would create a TV station behemoth covering about 80% of the U.S. television households.

From Los Angeles Times

This was the atmosphere that compelled Canadian singer/songwriter Sarah McLachlan and her management team to create Lilith Fair, and why she had plenty of talented women ready to join her.

From Salon

Related Words

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