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create

/kɹiːˈeɪt/
cre · ate
Adverb:creatively
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Adjective:creative
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Past Simple:created
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Past Participle:created
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Present Participle:creating
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1

To bring something into existence through imaginative skill, design, or productive effort.

Example

"The software engineer worked late to create a more intuitive interface for the application."

2

To cause a particular situation, impression, or feeling to happen or exist.

Example

"The sudden schedule change created unnecessary confusion among the passengers."

3

To invest someone with a new official rank, title, or peerage.

Example

"The monarch decided to create him a baron in recognition of his decades of public service."

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• Nearby Words

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 14th century from Latin creatus, the past participle of creare, meaning 'to make, bring forth, produce, or beget', which is related to crescere ('to grow or arise').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Create. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/create
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