English

Alternative forms

• creäte (archaic)

Verb

create ‎(third-person singular simple present creates, present participle creating, simple past and past participle created)

1. (transitive) To put into existence.
   • 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:

     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.

   • 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

     From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. […] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

   According to the Bible, God created the universe in six days.‎

   You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.‎

2. (transitive) To design, invest with a new form, shape, etc.
   • 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 48:

     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.

   Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.‎

3. (intransitive) To be creative, imaginative.

   Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!‎

4. (transitive) To cause, bring a (non-object) about by action.
   • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 7, in The Mirror and the Lamp:

     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.

   A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.‎

5. (transitive) To confer a title of nobility, not by descent, but by giving a title either initiated or restored for the incumbent.

   Henry VIII created him a Duke.‎

6. (transitive) To confer a cardinalate, which can not be inherited, but most often bears a pre‐existent title (notably a church in Rome).

   Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.‎

7. (intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.

Related terms

Synonyms

• (to put into existence): generate
• (to design, invest with a new form, shape): invent

Antonyms

• (to put into existence): annihilate, extinguish
• (to design, invest with a new form, shape): imitate

Translations

Adjective

create ‎(comparative more create, superlative most create)

1. (archaic) Created, resulting from creation.
   • Shakespeare

     Hearts create of duty and zeal.

Translations

Anagrams

• cerate
• ecarte, écarté
• tracee

Italian

Verb

create

1. second-person plural indicative present of creare
2. second-person plural imperative of creare

Anagrams

• cerate
• recate
• tacere

Latin

Verb

creāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of creō

Participle

creāte

1. vocative masculine singular of creātus