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How to spell create

Create is spelled C-R-E-A-T-E. Cre + ate: an E after the R and another at the very end.

hear itcre·ate/kri'eɪt/verbLong vowels

What it means: To make or bring something into existence.

In a sentence: Let's create a fun art project together!

Same family: creator, creation, creative, creativity, recreate. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Create comes from the Latin word *creare*, meaning ‘to make, bring forth, or produce.’ The same root also gives us words like ‘creator’ and ‘creature,’ all connected to the idea of bringing something into existence.

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