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Create Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Create has 9 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

make or cause to be or to become

"make a mess in one's office"

"create a furor"

2

bring into existence

"The company was created 25 years ago"

"He created a new movement in painting"

3

pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity

"Don't disturb him--he is creating"

4

invest with a new title, office, or rank

"Create one a peer"

5

create by artistic means

"create a poem"

"Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"

"Picasso created Cubism"

"Auden made verses"

6

create or manufacture a man-made product

"We produce more cars than we can sell"

"The company has been making toys for two centuries"

7

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

"The team worked late to create a new product line that had never existed before."

8

To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.

"Scientists have yet to create matter from pure energy in a way that defies all known physical laws."

In plain English: To create means to make something new that didn't exist before.

"The artist created a beautiful painting from simple sketches."

Usage: Use "create" to mean bringing something new into existence or causing it to happen, such as creating a plan or creating a problem. Avoid using it interchangeably with "make" when referring to physical objects constructed by hand, where "make" is the standard choice.

Adjective
1

Created, resulting from creation.

"The new product line was a created sensation among tech enthusiasts last week."

"There are no adjectives derived directly from create in standard usage because it functions primarily as a verb or noun."

Usage: The word "create" is a verb and cannot be used as an adjective; instead, use the adjective "created" to describe something that has been made or brought into existence. Avoid attempting to modify nouns with "create" directly, as this results in grammatical error.

Example Sentences
"There are no adjectives derived directly from create in standard usage because it functions primarily as a verb or noun." adj
"The artist created a beautiful painting from simple sketches." verb
"She decided to create a new playlist for her morning runs." verb
"The storm created waves that crashed against the shore." verb
"You can create delicious meals with just three simple ingredients." verb
Related Terms
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
act appoint make
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
beget reproduce regenerate clear distill derive froth lay down puncture twine cleave track institute short-circuit re-create grind generate originate give bring call up create by mental act create realize cause establish put on bear create from raw material construct build assemble style strike copy create verbally compose choreograph direct film film-make recreate offset scrape produce press prepare cut raise beat chop manufacture blast arouse incorporate form reinvent develop carve out draw paint do design breed remake prefabricate underproduce output pulse clap up custom-make dummy turn out machine churn out overproduce elaborate put out laminate bootleg render extrude smelt fudge together print confect proof

Origin

The word "create" comes from the Latin verb creō, meaning to make or bring into existence. It entered Middle English as createn and eventually replaced older Germanic words like wyrċan and ġesċieppan that had previously covered similar meanings.

Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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