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| 1. | [ verb ] make or cause to be or to become | |
| Synonyms: | make | |
| Examples: | "make a mess in one's office" "create a furor" |
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| 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 creature | |
| 2. | [ verb ] bring into existence | |
| Examples: | "The company was created 25 years ago" "He created a new movement in painting" |
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| Related terms: | develop reinvent creation creation creation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity | |
| Examples: | "Don't disturb him--he is creating" |
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| Related terms: | act paint draw build creation | |
| 4. | [ verb ] create by artistic means | |
| Synonyms: | make | |
| Examples: | "create a poem "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music" "Picasso created Cubism" "Auden made verses" |
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| Related terms: | make design do design produce devising | |
| 5. | [ verb ] invest with a new title, office, or rank | |
| Examples: | "Create one a peer" |
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| Related terms: | appoint | |
| 6. | [ verb ] create or manufacture a man-made product | |
| Synonyms: | make produce | |
| Examples: | : "We produce more cars than we can sell" "The company has been making toys for two centuries" |
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| Related terms: | print render reproduce turn_out remake output extrude generate laminate custom-make put_out pulse machine clap_up smelt prefabricate fudge_together overproduce churn_out confect cut elaborate underproduce proof dummy cut breed prefabricate bootleg merchandise product manufacturer devising creation brand | |
| Similar spelling: |
crate Crute cruet Croat Crete CRT Cratty Croteau Crotteau cred crude Crout creed Criado credo |
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