Construct

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Construct \Con"struct\, a.
     Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or
     inference.
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     {Construct form} or {Construct state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a
        noun used before another which has the genitive relation
        to it.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  construct
       n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from
           specific instances [syn: {concept}, {conception}] [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: {build}, {make}]
       2: put together out of components or parts; "the company
          fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
          [syn: {manufacture}, {fabricate}]
       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}, {retrace}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  75 Moby Thesaurus words for "construct":
     architecture, assemble, build, build up, building, cast, combine,
     compose, compound, concoct, consist of, constitute, construction,
     create, devise, edifice, elaborate, embody, enter into, erect,
     erection, establish, establishment, evolve, extrude, fabric,
     fabricate, fashion, forge, form, formulate, frame, fudge together,
     get up, go into, house, incorporate, indite, invent, join, make,
     make up, manufacture, mature, merge in, mix, mold, organize,
     packaged house, patch together, piece together, pile, prefab,
     prefabricate, prefabrication, prepare, produce, put together,
     put up, pyramid, raise, rear, run up, set, set up, shape,
     skyscraper, structure, superstructure, synthesize, tower, unite in,
     uprear, whomp up, write