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   create

   /krɪˈeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. bring (something) into existence: "he created a thirty-acre lake" Similar generateproducedesignmakefabricatefashionmanufacturebuildconstructerectdoturn outbring into beingoriginateinventinitiateengenderdeviseframedevelopshapeformmouldforgeconcocthatchinformal:knock togetherknock upknock offestablishfoundinstituteconstituteinauguratelaunchset upput in placestartlay the foundations offormorganizedevelopbuild upget something goingget something movingget something workinginformal:kick something offOpposite dismantle
   • ▪ cause (something) to happen as a result of one's actions: "divorce created only problems for children" Similar bring aboutresult incausebe the cause ofgive rise tolead tobreedgenerateengenderproducemakemake forpromptpromotefostersow the seeds ofcontribute tostir upwhip upinspireliterary:enkindleOpposite destroy
   • ▪ (of an actor) originate (a role) by playing a character for the first time: "Callas created only one role, and that was Eurydice"
   • ▪ invest (someone) with a title of nobility: "he was created a baronet" Similar appointmakeinstall asinvestnamenominatedesignate
   • 2. make a fuss; complain: informal British "little kids create because they hate being ignored"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘form out of nothing’, used of a divine or supernatural being): from Latin creat- ‘produced’, from the verb creare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. creatable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCREATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CREATE definition: 1. to make something new, or invent something: 2. to show that you are angry: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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   How to use create in a sentence. to bring into existence; to invest with a new form, office, or rank; to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior… See the full definition

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   Create definition: to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.. See examples of CREATE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCREATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CREATE meaning: 1. to make something new, or invent something: 2. to show that you are angry: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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   2 days ago · To create simply means to make or bring into existence. Bakers create cakes, ants create problems at picnics, and you probably created a few imaginary friends when you were little.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcreate verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of create verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCREATE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   to cause to come into existence; bring into being; make; originate; esp., to make or design (something requiring art, skill, invention, etc.)