create

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

Synonyms of create

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

Examples of create in a Sentence

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

Nilles, meanwhile, won over fans from her first cymbal crash and wove through every drumming nuance created by Peart. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 June 2026

All that moonlight over dewy grass and lamplight on Parisian streets create texture for the flawed adults who walk through these scenes, for their misguided sense of propriety. —Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 June 2026

ThreeASFOUR’s Gabi Asfour, Angela Donhauser and Adi Gil have been creating visionary clothing, drawing inspiration from natural forms and pioneering techniques, for over 25 years. —Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 7 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

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

Phrases Containing create

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

Rhymes for create

• ate
• bait
• bate
• cate
• crate
• date
• eight
• fait
• fate
• fete
• frate
• freight

Kids Definition

create

verb

cre·​ate

krē-ˈāt, 

ˈkrē-ˌāt

created; creating

: to bring into existence : make, produce