verb

create

kree-AYT

verb

To bring something into existence; to make something new.

"The engineers created a prototype in just three weeks."

"She created a beautiful mural on the community center wall."

To cause something (a situation, feeling, or effect) to come about.

"The new policy created confusion among staff."

To officially appoint someone to a title or rank of nobility.

"The king created him a duke in recognition of his service."

How to Use Create

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo make something exist that didn't before, or to cause a situation or feeling to arise.

Common pairings

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Word Forms

more create comparative, created past tense, create plural, created plural, creates singular, create singular, created singular, createst singular, createdst singular, createth singular, most create superlative

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Etymology

From Latin creatus, the past participle of creare, "to bring forth or produce" — it replaced older English words like "shape" and "work" in this sense.

Synonyms

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Antonyms

destroy

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Rhymes for create

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