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create

Pronunciation: /kriːˈeɪt/

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Definition of create

verb

  • 1 [with object] bring (something) into existence:he created a thirty-acre lake over 170 jobs were created
  • cause (something) to happen as a result of one’s actions:divorce created only problems for children
  • (of an actor) originate (a role) by playing a character for the first time: Callas created only one role, and that was Eurydice
  • [with object and complement] invest (someone) with a title of nobility:he was created a baronet
  • 2 [no object] British informal make a fuss; complain:little kids create because they hate being ignored

Derivatives

creatable

adjective

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

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