Etimology
From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō. In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).
verb
create (third-person singular simple present creates, present participle creating, simple past and past participle created)
(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
(transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
(transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
(intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
(transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
(UK, intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
Examples
Synonyms: generate, make
Antonyms: annihilate, extinguish
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.
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.
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.
Synonym: invent
Antonym: imitate
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.
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.
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.
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.
Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'
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adjective
create (comparative more create, superlative most create)
(obsolete) Created, resulting from creation.
Examples
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.]