create

cre-ate · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To bring something into existence.

  2. 2.

    To cause something to happen.

  3. 3.

    To invest with a title or rank.

Phrases & expressions

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    create a scene — to cause a disturbance
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    create waves — to cause problems
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    create an impression — to affect someone's opinion
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    create from scratch — to make from nothing

Related words

Antonyms: demolish, destroy, ruin
See also: destroy, invent, make, produce
Synonyms: design, generate, invent, make, produce

Etymology

From Latin "creare" meaning to make, produce, or beget.