The difference between Create and Generate
When used as verbs, create means to bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used, whereas generate means to bring into being.
Create is also adjective with the meaning: created, resulting from creation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Create and Generate
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Create as a verb (transitive):
To bring into existence; To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used. 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.
Examples:
"You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red."
"Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele."
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Create as a verb (transitive):
To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
Examples:
"crop failures created food shortages and high prices''; ''his stubbornness created many difficulties"
"A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam."
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Create as a verb (transitive):
To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
Examples:
"Henry VIII created him a Duke. Last month, the queen created two barons."
"Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal."
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Create as a verb (intransitive):
To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
Examples:
"Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!"
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Create as a verb (intransitive, colloquial):
To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
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Create as an adjective (obsolete):
Created, resulting from creation.
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Generate as a verb (transitive):
To bring into being; give rise to.
Examples:
"The discussion generated an uproar."
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Generate as a verb (transitive):
To produce as a result of a chemical or physical process.
Examples:
"Adding concentrated sulphuric acid to water generates heat."
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Generate as a verb (transitive):
To procreate, beget.
Examples:
"They generated many offspring."
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Generate as a verb (transitive, mathematics):
To form a figure from a curve or solid.
Examples:
"Rotating a circle generates a sphere."
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Generate as a verb (intransitive):
To appear or occur; be generated.