create

Meaning

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

make

produce

innovate

bring into being

bring into existence

give birth to

result in

take hold of

trigger off

yield

bring to life

lead to

lead up

make a fuss

cause to appear

cause to become

be the cause of

repose on

give existence

give rise to smth.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɹiːˈeɪt/

From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō. In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).

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