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create

verb
/kɹiːˈeɪt/

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. derived from creātus
  2. inherited from createn

Definitions

  1. To bring into existence

    To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

    • You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
    • … God created man a moral agent.
    • Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.
    • Create him Prorex of Affrica, That he may win the Babilonians hearts, Which will reuolt from Perſean gouernment, Unleſſe they haue a wiſer King than you.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

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

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

    2. In theatre, to be the first performer of a role

      In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.

    3. To make a fuss, complain

      To make a fuss, complain; to shout.

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

    4. 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.]

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Derived

cocreate, concreate, creatard, create daylight between oneself and someone, creotard, discreate, increate, miscreate, newcreate, noncreating, self-create, transcreate, uncreate

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA