create

A2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /kɹiːˈeɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #1638

Meanings

1

verb
To bring something into existence.

The company was created 25 years ago.
2

verb
To cause something to happen or come about.

The new factory created hundreds of jobs.
3

verb
To make something using imagination or artistic skill.

She created a beautiful painting for the exhibition.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to bring something into... generate make

3 verb · to make something using... make

More cause contrive develop engender evolve form forthbring innate produce spawn

Opposites

destroy

Word family

Forms createdcreatescreating

Derived forms cocreateconcreatecreatardcreotarddiscreateincreatemiscreatenewcreatenoncreatingself-createtranscreateuncreate

Related forms creablecreatabilitycreatable creation creationalcreationallycreationarilycreationary creationism creationist creationisticcreationistically

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Proverbs (1)

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Every solution creates new problems

Etymology

From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).

*ḱer- (grow) Proto-Indo-European createn Middle English creātus Latin

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Cause, Change & Process

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# create

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /kɹiːˈeɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 1638

## Meanings
1. To bring something into existence.
2. To cause something to happen or come about.
3. To make something using imagination or artistic skill.

## Examples
- The company was created 25 years ago.
- The new factory created hundreds of jobs.
- She created a beautiful painting for the exhibition.

## Synonyms
- cause
- contrive
- develop
- engender
- evolve
- form
- forthbring
- generate
- innate
- make
- produce
- spawn

## Antonyms
- destroy

## Derived Forms
- cocreate
- concreate
- creatard
- creotard
- discreate
- increate
- miscreate
- newcreate
- noncreating
- self-create
- transcreate
- uncreate

## Related Forms
- creable
- creatability
- creatable
- creation
- creational
- creationally
- creationarily
- creationary
- creationism
- creationist
- creationistic
- creationistically

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱer- (grow)
- Root: createn
- Root: creātus
- Affix: -ate - to make

## Etymology
From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).

## AI Etymology
create comes from Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (grow), Middle English createn, Latin creātus. Current senses include to bring something into existence and to cause something to happen or come about. English relatives and later formations include cocreate, concreate, creatard, creable, creatability.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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