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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONSTRUCT, v.t. [L., to lay, dispose or set in order. See Structure.]
1. To put together the parts of a thing in their proper place and order; to build; to form; as, to construct an edifice.
2. To devise and compose, as to construct a new system; or simply to frame or form, as to construct a telescope. The word may include the invention, with the formation, or not, at the pleasure of the writer. A man constructs a ship according to a model; or a grammar by a new arrangement of principles; or a planetarium of a new form.
3. To interpret or understand. [See Construe.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: concept, conception, construct] [ant: misconception] v
1: make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" [syn: construct, build, make]
2: put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" [syn: manufacture, fabricate, construct]
3: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
4: create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
5: create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
6: reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: reconstruct, construct, retrace]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin constructus, past participle of construere, from com- + struere to build — more at structure Date: 1663 1. to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements ; build; also contrive, devise 2. to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions 3. to set in logical order • constructability also constructibility noun • constructable or constructible adjective • constructor noun II. noun Date: 1933 1. something constructed by the mind: as a. a theoretical entity <the deductive study of abstract constructs — D. J. Boorstin> b. a working hypothesis or concept <the unconscious was a construct that came from the daily effort to understand patients> 2. a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances <privacy is more than a social construct or an idea; it is a condition of the body — Sallie Tisdale>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 make by fitting parts together; build, form (something physical or abstract). 2 Geom. draw or delineate, esp. accurately to given conditions (construct a triangle). --n. 1 a thing constructed, esp. by the mind. 2 Linguistics a group of words forming a phrase. Derivatives: constructor n. Etymology: L construere construct- (as com-, struere pile, build)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Construct Con*struct" (k[o^]n*str[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Constructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constructing.] [L. constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See Structure, and cf. Construe.] 1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice. 2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics. Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate; originate; invent.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Construct Con"struct, a. Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference. Construct form or state (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun used before another which has the genitive relation to it.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(constructs, constructing, constructed) 1. If you construct something such as a building, road, or machine, you build it or make it. The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the Channel coast to Douai... The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber... They thought he had escaped through a specially constructed tunnel. = build VERB: V n, be V-ed from/of/out of n, V-ed 2. If you construct something such as an idea, a piece of writing, or a system, you create it by putting different parts together. He eventually constructed a business empire which ran to Thailand and Singapore... The novel is constructed from a series of on-the-spot reports. ...using carefully constructed tests. = create VERB: V n, be V-ed from/out of n, V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Fabricate, build, erect, raise, set up, put together. 2. Organize, institute, originate, invent, arrange, make, form, frame.

Moby Thesaurus

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