create

create: create cre‧ate [kriˈeɪt] verb [transitive]

1. to make something exist that did not exist before:

• The building boom has created 50,000 construction jobs in the state.

• The two organizations will create a company to sell life insurance in Spain, with each providing 50% of the capital.

• Central banks can create money by getting private banks to lend more.

• Tourism creates wealth for the country.

2. to design or invent something:

• The design agency has created a number of American Express ads.

• The technology can be used to create new products.

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create UK US /kriˈeɪt/ verb [T]

► to make something exist: »create problems/responsibilities
create jobs/opportunities, etc. »The new development will create hundreds of jobs in the area.
create money/wealth »We'll help you create wealth using tried-and-tested investment strategies.

► to make something new, especially to invent something: »In 1991, McCahill and his researchers created an easy way to navigate the internet and find information on it, known as 'Gopher'.

► to form a new company, etc.: »There are strict guidelines to be followed when you are creating a new company.

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Synonyms:

Originate, bring into being, call into existence / Produce, cause, occasion, be the occasion of / Make, appoint, constitute

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Create (!) — Origin Long Beach, California, U.S. Genres free jazz experimental traditional music no wave Years active 1999–present … Wikipedia
Create — Cre*ate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Created}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creating}.] 1. To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist. [1913 Webster] In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Gen. i. 1. [1913 Webster] 2. To effect … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
create — I verb be responsible, be the agent, be the author, be the cause of, be the reason, beget, bring about, bring into being, bring on, bring out, bring to effect, bring to pass, build, carve, cause, cause to exist, chisel, compose, conceive, concoct … Law dictionary
Create — Cre*ate (kr[ e]*[=a]t ), a. [L. creatus, p. p. of creare to create; akin to Gr. krai nein to accomplish, Skr. k[.r] to make, and to E. ending cracy in aristocracy, also to crescent, cereal.] Created; composed; begotten. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
create — [krē āt′; ] often [ krē′āt΄] vt. created, creating [ME createn < L creatus, pp. of creare, to create < IE * k̑rē , var. of base * ker , to grow, cause to grow > CEREAL] 1. to cause to come into existence; bring into being; make;… … English World dictionary
create — late 14c., from L. creatus, pp. of creare to make, bring forth, produce, beget, related to crescere arise, grow (see CRESCENT (Cf. crescent)). Related: Created; creating … Etymology dictionary
create — *invent, discover Analogous words: *make, form, fashion, shape, forge: design, plan, scheme (see under PLAN n) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
create — [v] develop in mind or physically actualize, author, beget, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to pass, build, cause to be, coin, compose, conceive, concoct, constitute, construct, contrive, design, devise, discover, dream up, effect,… … New thesaurus
create — ► VERB 1) bring into existence. 2) make (someone) a member of the nobility. 3) Brit. informal make a fuss; complain. ORIGIN Latin creare produce … English terms dictionary
create — verb 1. make or cause to be or to become (Freq. 94) make a mess in one s office create a furor • Syn: ↑make • See Also: ↑make over (for: ↑mak … Useful english dictionary

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