• Create

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /kɹiːˈeɪt/
    • Rhymes: -eɪt

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō.

    Full definition of create

    Verb

    1. (transitive)   To put into existence.
      • 2012, w, Well-connected Brains, 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.
      • 2013-06-08, The new masters and commanders, 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.
    2. According to the Bible, God created the universe in six days.
      You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
    3. (transitive)   To design, invest with a new form, shape, etc.
      • 2013-06-21, Oliver Burkeman, The tao of tech, The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", ... "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.
    4. Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
    5. (intransitive)   To be creative, imaginative.
      Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
    6. (transitive)   To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.
      • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, The Mirror and the Lamp Chapter 7, The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. ... It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.
    7. A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
    8. (transitive)   To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or restored for the incumbent.
      Henry VIII created him a Duke.
    9. (transitive)   To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre‐existent title (notably a church in Rome).
      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.

    Antonyms

    Adjective

    create

    1. (archaic) Created, resulting from creation.
      • ShakespeareHearts create of duty and zeal.
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