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[ verb ] make or cause to be or to become
Synonyms Examples "make a mess in one's office" "create a furor" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)In following this general principle , Mason provides the observer with a natural eye progression from foreground to background , and the illusion of depth is instantly created . (Bern Dibner, "Oerstad and the Discovery of Electro...)It was with the assistance of one of the members of_this expedition , Lauritz_Esmarch , that Oersted succeeded in producing light by creating an electric_discharge in mercury vapor through which an electric_current was made to flow . (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)It is the growing contradiction between individualism and public service in the mystery_story which creates this fatal dilemma . (Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)If we were creating a wholly new society , we could insist that our social , political , economic and philosophic institutions foster rather than hamper man ; best growth . Their kind created an American culture superior to any in the world , an industrial and technological culture which penetrated Russia as it did almost every corner of the earth without a nickel from the Federal treasury or a single governmental specialist to contrive directives or program a series of consultations of interested agencies . Related terms construct cause produce bring form produce give originate lay_down assemble establish generate arouse direct compose realize prepare raise bear clear choreograph institute bring_about build beget derive strike prepare scrape press cut reproduce distill put_on raise re-create create_verbally copy film style film-make create_by_mental_act cut cleave puncture foam incorporate beat offset recreate twine short-circuit regenerate track create_from_raw_material fabricate remake animal creature |
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[ verb ] bring into existence
Examples "The company was created 25 years ago" "He created a new movement in painting" Used in print (R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)It is the gradual unfolding and deepening of_this contradiction which creates the inner dialectic of the evolution of the mystery_story . (Legislation on Foreign Relations. Committee on Foreign...)There are hereby created in the Treasury of the United_States ( 1 ) a special fund to be known as the Yugoslav_Claims_Fund ; and ( 2 ) such other special funds as may , in the discretion of the Secretary_of_the_Treasury , be required each to be a claims fund to be known by the name of the foreign government which has entered into a settlement agreement with the Government of the United_States as described in subsection ( a ) of section 4 of_this Title . a special fund created for that purpose pursuant to subsection ( a ) of_this section any amounts hereafter paid , in United_States_dollars , by a foreign government which has entered into a claims settlement agreement with the Government of the United_States as described in subsection ( a ) of section 4 of_this Title . (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)`` The logic of creating a strong , balanced , competitive two system railroad service in the East is so obvious that B._+_O. was publicly committed to the approach outlined here . In the light of the facts at_hand , however , New_York_Central intends to pursue the objective of helping to create a healthy two system eastern railroad structure in the public interest `` . |
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[ verb ] pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity
Examples "Don't disturb him--he is creating" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)In this changed world , Prokofieff settled to find himself , and to create for large national purpose . |
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[ verb ] invest with a new title, office, or rank
Examples "Create one a peer" Related terms |
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[ verb ] create or manufacture a man-made product
Examples : "We produce more cars than we can sell" "The company has been making toys for two centuries" Related terms print render reproduce turn_out remake output extrude generate laminate custom-make put_out pulse machine clap_up smelt prefabricate fudge_together overproduce churn_out confect cut elaborate underproduce proof dummy cut breed prefabricate bootleg merchandise product manufacturer devising creation brand |
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