create

To create is to make something.

(verb)

An example of to create is to use paper and glitter to decorate a greeting card.
An example of to create is to change a business plan to allow for more jobs.

See create in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to cause to come into existence; bring into being; make; originate; esp., to make or design (something requiring art, skill, invention, etc.)
to bring about; give rise to; cause: new industries create new jobs
to invest with a new rank, function, etc.
to be the first to portray (a particular role in a play)

Origin: ME createn < L creatus, pp. of creare, to create < IE *rē-, var. of base *ker-, to grow, cause to grow > cereal

adjective

Archaic created

See create in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb cre·at·ed, cre·at·ing, cre·ates

To cause to exist; bring into being. See Synonyms at found¹.
To give rise to; produce: That remark created a stir.
To invest with an office or title; appoint.
To produce through artistic or imaginative effort: create a poem; create a role.

adjective
Archaic

Created.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English createn

Origin: , from Latin creāre, creāt-; see ker-² in Indo-European roots

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