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Verb

S: (v) make (make%2:36:00::), create (create%2:36:00::) (make or cause to be or to become) "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

direct troponym / full troponym

S: (v) beget (beget%2:29:00::), get (get%2:29:08::), engender (engender%2:29:00::), father (father%2:29:00::), mother (mother%2:29:00::), sire (sire%2:29:00::), generate (generate%2:29:00::), bring forth (bring_forth%2:29:00::) (make (offspring) by reproduction) "Abraham begot Isaac"; "John fathered four daughters"
S: (v) reproduce (reproduce%2:29:00::), procreate (procreate%2:29:00::), multiply (multiply%2:29:01::) (have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant) "The Bible tells people to procreate"; "These bacteria reproduce"
S: (v) regenerate (regenerate%2:30:00::) (form or produce anew) "regenerate hatred"
S: (v) clear (clear%2:30:09::) (make a way or path by removing objects) "Clear a path through the dense forest"
S: (v) distill (distill%2:30:02::), extract (extract%2:30:00::), distil (distil%2:30:02::) (extract by the process of distillation) "distill the essence of this compound"
S: (v) derive (derive%2:30:00::), educe (educe%2:30:00::) (develop or evolve from a latent or potential state)
S: (v) froth (froth%2:30:01::), spume (spume%2:30:00::), suds (suds%2:30:00::) (make froth or foam and become bubbly) "The river foamed"
S: (v) lay down (lay_down%2:31:00::), establish (establish%2:31:02::), make (make%2:31:13::) (institute, enact, or establish) "make laws"
S: (v) puncture (puncture%2:35:02::) (make by piercing) "puncture a hole"
S: (v) twine (twine%2:35:01::) (make by twisting together or intertwining) "twine a rope"
S: (v) cleave (cleave%2:35:01::) (make by cutting into) "The water is going to cleave a channel into the rock"
S: (v) track (track%2:36:00::) (make tracks upon)
S: (v) institute (institute%2:36:00::), bring (bring%2:36:01::) (advance or set forth in court) "bring charges"; "institute proceedings"
S: (v) short-circuit (short-circuit%2:36:00::), short (short%2:36:00::) (create a short circuit in)
S: (v) re-create (re-create%2:36:00::) (create anew) "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale"
S: (v) grind (grind%2:36:05::) (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
S: (v) generate (generate%2:36:00::), bring forth (bring_forth%2:36:01::) (bring into existence) "The new manager generated a lot of problems"; "The computer bug generated chaos in the office"; "The computer generated this image"; "The earthquake generated a tsunami"
S: (v) originate (originate%2:36:00::), initiate (initiate%2:36:01::), start (start%2:36:00::) (bring into being) "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
S: (v) give (give%2:36:03::), yield (yield%2:36:01::) (cause to happen or be responsible for) "His two singles gave the team the victory"
S: (v) bring (bring%2:36:00::), work (work%2:36:01::), play (play%2:36:13::), wreak (wreak%2:36:00::), make for (make_for%2:36:00::) (cause to happen or to occur as a consequence) "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"
S: (v) call up (call_up%2:36:00::), summon (summon%2:36:00::) (cause to become available for use, either literally or figuratively) "clicking on the icon calls up the program"; "the author's description of the banquet called up delicious aromas"; "running into an old friend summoned up memories of her childhood"
S: (v) create by mental act (create_by_mental_act%2:36:00::), create mentally (create_mentally%2:36:00::) (create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands)
S: (v) create (create%2:36:13::), make (make%2:36:09::) (create by artistic means) "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
S: (v) realize (realize%2:36:00::), realise (realise%2:36:00::), actualize (actualize%2:36:00::), actualise (actualise%2:36:00::), substantiate (substantiate%2:36:04::) (make real or concrete; give reality or substance to) "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
S: (v) cause (cause%2:36:00::), do (do%2:36:02::), make (make%2:36:08::) (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally) "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
S: (v) establish (establish%2:36:01::), give (give%2:36:01::) (bring about) "The trompe l'oeil-illusion establishes depth"
S: (v) put on (put_on%2:36:01::), turn in (turn_in%2:36:00::) (carry out (performances)) "They turned in a splendid effort"; "They turned in top jobs for the second straight game"
S: (v) bear (bear%2:36:00::), turn out (turn_out%2:36:00::) (bring forth) "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
S: (v) create from raw material (create_from_raw_material%2:36:00::), create from raw stuff (create_from_raw_stuff%2:36:00::) (make from scratch)
S: (v) construct (construct%2:36:00::), build (build%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:13::) (make by combining materials and parts) "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
S: (v) build (build%2:36:09::), establish (establish%2:36:10::) (build or establish something abstract) "build a reputation"
S: (v) assemble (assemble%2:36:00::), piece (piece%2:36:00::), put together (put_together%2:36:00::), set up (set_up%2:36:00::), tack (tack%2:36:05::), tack together (tack_together%2:36:00::) (create by putting components or members together) "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
S: (v) style (style%2:36:00::) (make consistent with a certain fashion or style) "Style my hair"; "style the dress"
S: (v) strike (strike%2:36:00::) (produce by ignition or a blow) "strike fire from the flintstone"; "strike a match"
S: (v) copy (copy%2:36:01::), re-create (re-create%2:36:01::) (make a replica of) "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
S: (v) create verbally (create_verbally%2:36:00::) (create with or from words)
S: (v) compose (compose%2:36:03::), write (write%2:36:04::) (write music) "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
S: (v) choreograph (choreograph%2:36:00::) (compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music) "Balanchine choreographed many pieces to Stravinsky's music"
S: (v) direct (direct%2:36:00::) (guide the actors in (plays and films))
S: (v) film (film%2:36:00::) (record in film) "The coronation was filmed"
S: (v) film-make (film-make%2:36:00::) (make films; be a film maker)
S: (v) recreate (recreate%2:36:05::) (create anew) "she recreated the feeling of the 1920's with her stage setting"
S: (v) offset (offset%2:36:01::) (create an offset in) "offset a wall"
S: (v) scrape (scrape%2:36:00::) (make by scraping) "They scraped a letter into the stone"
S: (v) produce (produce%2:36:02::), bring forth (bring_forth%2:36:00::) (bring forth or yield) "The tree would not produce fruit"
S: (v) produce (produce%2:36:03::), bring about (bring_about%2:36:03::), give rise (give_rise%2:36:01::) (cause to happen, occur or exist) "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"
S: (v) press (press%2:36:01::) (create by pressing) "Press little holes into the soft clay"
S: (v) prepare (prepare%2:36:02::) (to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery) "prepare a report"; "prepare a speech"
S: (v) cut (cut%2:36:11::) (form or shape by cutting or incising) "cut paper dolls"
S: (v) cut (cut%2:36:01::) (form by probing, penetrating, or digging) "cut a hole"; "cut trenches"; "The sweat cut little rivulets into her face"

S: (v) raise (raise%2:36:06::) (create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise) "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
S: (v) beat (beat%2:36:02::) (make by pounding or trampling) "beat a path through the forest"
S: (v) chop (chop%2:36:00::) (form or shape by chopping) "chop a hole in the ground"
S: (v) manufacture (manufacture%2:36:02::) (create or produce in a mechanical way) "This novelist has been manufacturing his books following his initial success"
S: (v) blast (blast%2:36:00::), shell (shell%2:36:00::) (create by using explosives) "blast a passage through the mountain"

direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
sentence frame

S: (v) arouse (arouse%2:37:00::), elicit (elicit%2:37:00::), enkindle (enkindle%2:37:00::), kindle (kindle%2:37:00::), evoke (evoke%2:37:00::), fire (fire%2:37:00::), raise (raise%2:37:08::), provoke (provoke%2:37:00::) (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
S: (v) incorporate (incorporate%2:41:00::) (form a corporation)
S: (v) form (form%2:41:00::), organize (organize%2:41:01::), organise (organise%2:41:01::) (create (as an entity)) "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"

phrasal verb
derivationally related form

W: (n) making (making%1:04:00::) [Related to: make] (the act that results in something coming to be) "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"
W: (n) creature (creature%1:18:01::) [Related to: create] (a human being; `wight' is an archaic term)

W: (n) creature (creature%1:03:00::) [Related to: create] (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

sentence frame

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

S: (v) create (create%2:36:02::) (bring into existence) "The company was created 25 years ago"; "He created a new movement in painting"
S: (v) create (create%2:36:01::) (pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity) "Don't disturb him--he is creating"
S: (v) create (create%2:41:00::) (invest with a new title, office, or rank) "Create one a peer"
S: (v) create (create%2:36:13::), make (make%2:36:09::) (create by artistic means) "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
S: (v) produce (produce%2:36:00::), make (make%2:36:01::), create (create%2:36:03::) (create or manufacture a man-made product) "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"