create

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verb

cre·​ate krē-ˈāt 

ˈkrē-ˌāt

created; creating

transitive verb

1

: to bring into existence

… God created the heaven and the earth.

—Genesis 1:1 (King James Version)

2

a

: to invest with a new form, office, or rank

She was created a lieutenant.

b

: to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior

Her arrival created a terrible fuss.

create new jobs

3

: cause, occasion

Famine creates high food prices.

4

a

: to produce through imaginative skill

create a painting

b

: design

creates dresses

intransitive verb

1

: to make or bring into existence something new

an artist who is good at imitating but not at creating

2

: to set up a scoring opportunity in basketball

create off the dribble

create

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adjective

archaic

: created

Synonyms

Verb

• generate
• bring
• cause
• produce
• do
• prompt

Examples of create in a Sentence

Verb

Several new government programs were created while she was governor.

The President has announced a plan to create new jobs.

the scientists who created the world's first atomic bomb

The machine creates a lot of noise.

It can be hard to create a balance between work and family.

She creates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for her guests.

The advertisements are intended to create demand for the product.

I've been creating music for over 30 years.

She enjoys creating new dishes by combining unusual ingredients.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Earth’s magnetic field radiates from our planet’s poles, arcs deep into space, and creates a vast, magnetic bubble, known as the magnetosphere, that protects us from the solar wind. —Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025

Additionally, County Executive David Crowley's office has collaborated with the county's human resources division to create internal procedures for employees. —Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025

The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation. —Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025

The neoliberal revolution, driven by former President Ronald Reagan in the United States and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom, expanded capital markets enough to create whole new industries out of manipulating financial instruments; thus, exploding the finance industry. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English createn, borrowed from Latin creātus, past participle of creāre "to bring into being, beget, give birth to, cause to grow," causative derivative from the base of crēscere "to come into existence, increase in size or numbers, grow" — more at crescent entry 1

Adjective

Middle English creat, borrowed from Latin creātus, past participle of creāre "to bring into being, beget, give birth to, cause to grow" — more at create entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing create

• cause/create/leave a vacuum
• co-create
• re-create

Rhymes for create

• abate
• airfreight
• await
• baseplate
• berate
• birthdate
• birthrate
• bookplate
• borate
• breastplate
• bromate
• casemate

Kids Definition

create

verb

cre·​ate

krē-ˈāt,

ˈkrē-ˌāt

created; creating

: to bring into existence : make, produce