create

UK /kɹiːˈeɪt/ US /kɹiːˈeɪt/
verb 5adj 1

Definitions

verb

1

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.

… God created man a moral agent.

2

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

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.

3

To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)

Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.

From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip.

4

To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.

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.

5

To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.

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.

adj

1

Created, resulting from creation.

Hearts create of duty and zeal.

Before me things create were none, save things / Eternal, and eternal I endure. / All hope abandon ye who enter here. [Inscription on the gate of Hell.]

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