CREATE
Word of the Week
CREATE (CREAR)
: to make or produce (something) : to cause (something new) to exist
: to cause (a particular situation) to exist
: to produce (something new, such as a work of art) by using your talents and imagination
Full Definition of CREATE
transitive verb
1: to bring into existence <God created the heaven and the earth — Genesis
2a : to invest with a new form, office, or rank <was createda lieutenant>
b : to produce or bring about by a course of action or behavior <her arrival created a terrible fuss> <create new jobs>
3: cause, occasion <famine creates high food prices>
4a : to produce through imaginative skill <create a painting>
b : design <creates dresses>
intransitive verb
1: to make or bring into existence something new
2: to set up a scoring opportunity in basketball <create off the dribble>
Examples of CREATE
- Several new government programs were created while she was governor.
- The President has announced a plan to create new jobs.
- The machine creates a lot of noise.
- It can be hard to create a balance between work and family.
- She creates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere for her guests.
- The advertisements are intended to create demand for the product.
- I've been creating music for over 30 years.
- She enjoys creating new dishes by combining unusual ingredients.
Related to CREATE
beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze,cause, effect, do, draw on, effectuate, engender,generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce,prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work,yield
Related Words
conduce (to), contribute (to); decide, determine;begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate,innovate, institute, introduce, launch, pioneer, set, set up, start; advance, cultivate, develop, encourage,forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote;enact, render, turn out
Near Antonyms
impede, limit, restrict; clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, dampen, put down, quash, quell, repress,smother, squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress;arrest, check, control, curb, inhibit, rein (in), restrain,retard; can [slang], kill, snuff (out), still; abolish,demolish, destroy, extinguish, liquidate, quench