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/kɹiːˈeɪt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
verbTo bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:), To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
Sentence Examples
Can we create something out of nothing?
Our cities create serious pollution problems.
She wanted to create a beautiful painting for her mother.
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The artist used clay to ____ a beautiful sculpture for the exhibition.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English createn, from Latin creātus, the perfect passive participle of creō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In this sense, mostly displaced Old English wyrċan (whence Modern English work) and ġesċieppan (whence Modern English shape).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work."
— 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
"The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", […] "share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention."
— 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 48:
"When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second."
— 2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times:
"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."
— 1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, Genesis I:1, folio 1, recto:
"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."
— 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:
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The artist used clay to ____ a beautiful sculpture for the exhibition.