Definition of creat
1. create [ v ] make or cause to be or to become
Examples:
"make a mess in one's office"
"create a furor"
(Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)
In following this general principle , Mason provides the observer with a natural eye progression from foreground to background , and the illusion of depth is instantly created .
(Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)
It was with the assistance of one of the members of_this expedition , Lauritz_Esmarch , that Oersted succeeded in producing light by creating an electric_discharge in mercury vapor through which an electric_current was made to flow .
(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)
It is the growing contradiction between individualism and public service in the mystery_story which creates this fatal dilemma .
(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)
If we were creating a wholly new society , we could insist that our social , political , economic and philosophic institutions foster rather than hamper man ; best growth .
Their kind created an American culture superior to any in the world , an industrial and technological culture which penetrated Russia as it did almost every corner of the earth without a nickel from the Federal treasury or a single governmental specialist to contrive directives or program a series of consultations of interested agencies .
Synonyms make create Related Terms construct cause produce bring form produce give originate lay_down assemble establish generate arouse direct compose realize prepare raise bear clear choreograph institute bring_about build beget derive strike prepare scrape press cut reproduce distill put_on raise re-create create_verbally copy film style film-make create_by_mental_act cut cleave puncture foam incorporate beat offset recreate twine short-circuit regenerate track create_from_raw_material fabricate remake animal creature2. create [ v ] bring into existence
Examples:
"The company was created 25 years ago"
"He created a new movement in painting"
(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)
It is the gradual unfolding and deepening of_this contradiction which creates the inner dialectic of the evolution of the mystery_story .
(Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)
There are hereby created in the Treasury of the United_States ( 1 ) a special fund to be known as the Yugoslav_Claims_Fund ; and ( 2 ) such other special funds as may , in the discretion of the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , be required each to be a claims fund to be known by the name of the foreign government which has entered into a settlement agreement with the Government of the United_States as described in subsection ( a ) of section 4 of_this Title .
a special fund created for that purpose pursuant to subsection ( a ) of_this section any amounts hereafter paid , in United_States_dollars , by a foreign government which has entered into a claims settlement agreement with the Government of the United_States as described in subsection ( a ) of section 4 of_this Title .
(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)
`` The logic of creating a strong , balanced , competitive two system railroad service in the East is so obvious that B._+_O. was publicly committed to the approach outlined here .
In the light of the facts at_hand , however , New_York_Central intends to pursue the objective of helping to create a healthy two system eastern railroad structure in the public interest `` .
Synonyms create Related Terms develop reinvent creation creation creation3. create [ v ] pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
Examples:
"Don't disturb him--he is creating"
(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
In this changed world , Prokofieff settled to find himself , and to create for large national purpose .
Synonyms create Related Terms act paint draw build creation4. create [ v ] create by artistic means
Examples:
"create a poem
"Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"
"Picasso created Cubism"
"Auden made verses"
5. create [ v ] invest with a new title, office, or rank
Examples:
"Create one a peer"
6. create [ v ] create or manufacture a man-made product
Examples: : "We produce more cars than we can sell"
"The company has been making toys for two centuries"
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