Meaning

(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:).

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
2. (transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
3. (transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
4. (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
5. (transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
6. (UK, intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
7. (obsolete) Created, resulting from creation.

Example Sentences

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.

When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.

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.

Word Forms

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Use create when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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