“creates” is a form of
create
/kɹiːˈeɪt/ verb, adjective
Forms creates creating created createst createdst createth
- verb (transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) “You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.”
- verb (especially of a god) To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
- verb To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc. “Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.”
- verb (transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion. “A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.”
- verb (transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute. “Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons.”
- verb (intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative. “Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!”
- verb (transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
- verb (UK, intransitive, colloquial) To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
- adjective (obsolete) Created, resulting from creation.
- verb Dated spelling of create.
Synonyms
generate make invent bring forth cause contrive ferment forge develop engender evolve gin up innate form forthbring produce spawn
Antonyms
Etymology
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).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Created; composed; begotte. [Obs.]
- verb To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist.
- verb To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation; to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or fashion; to renew.
Etymology [L. creatus, p. p. of creare to create; akin to Gr. k to make, and to E. ending -cracy in aristocracy, also to crescent, cereal.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “create”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details