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create

[kree-eyt]

Origin

verb (used with object)

to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

to evolve from one's own thought or imagination, as a work of art or an invention.

Theater. to perform (a role) for the first time or in the first production of a play.

to make by investing with new rank or by designating; constitute; appoint: to create a peer.

to be the cause or occasion of; give rise to: The announcement created confusion.

EXPAND

to cause to happen; bring about; arrange, as by intention or design: to create a revolution; to create an opportunity to ask for a raise.

COLLAPSE

verb (used without object)

to do something creative or constructive.

British. to make a fuss.

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adjective

Archaic. created.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English creat (past participle) < Latin creātus, equivalent to creā- (stem of creāre to make) + -tus past participle suffix

Related forms

cre·at·a·ble, adjective

in·ter·cre·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

self-cre·at·ed, adjective

self-cre·at·ing, adjective

un·cre·at·a·ble, adjective

EXPAND

un·cre·at·ed, adjective

COLLAPSE

Synonyms
2. originate, invent.

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World English Dictionary

create (kriːˈeɪt)

—vb
1.	(tr) to cause to come into existence
2.	(tr) to invest with a new honour, office, or title; appoint
3.	(tr) to be the cause of: these circumstances created the revolution
4.	(tr) to act (a role) in the first production of a play
5.	(intr) to be engaged in creative work
6.	slang (Brit) (intr) to make a fuss or uproar

[C14 creat created, from Latin creātus, from creāre to produce, make]

cre'atable

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

create

late 14c., from L. creatus, pp. of creare "to make, produce," related to crescere "arise, grow" (see crescent).

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"Everyone who enjoys supposes that the tree was concerned with the fruit, but it was really concerned with the seed.—In this lies the difference between all those who create and those who enjoy."

-Friedrich Nietzsche

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