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To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)transitive
- You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
- … God created man a moral agent.
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To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:); To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.especiallytransitive
- In the beginning God created yᵉ heauen and the earth. And the earth was without forme & voyde, and darkenes was vpon the depe, & the Spirit of God moued vpon the waters.
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To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:); To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.transitive
- Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
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To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.transitive
- 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.
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To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.transitive
- Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons.
- 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.
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To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.intransitive
- Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
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In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.transitive
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To make a fuss, complain; to shout.UKcolloquialintransitive
- 'What's the time?' she said. 'I must fly. Miss'll start creating.'
syn. bring forth · cause · contrive · create · ferment · forge · develop · engender · evolve · generate · gin up · innate
ant. destroy