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   construct

   verb

   • 1. build or make (something, typically a building, road, or machine): "a company that constructs oil rigs" Similar builderectput upset upraiseestablishassemblemanufacturefabricateformfashioncontrivecreatemakeOpposite demolish
   • ▪ form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements: "poetics should construct a theory of literary discourse" Similar formulateformput togethercreatedevisedesigninventcomposeconcoctcontrivework outhatchfashionmouldmodelshapeframeforgeengineerfabricatemanufacturehammer outthrash out
   • ▪ form (a sentence) according to grammatical rules: "these rules tell us how to construct a grammatical sentence in a given language"
   • ▪ draw or delineate (a geometrical figure) accurately to given conditions: "construct a square equal in area to a given circle"

   noun

   • 1. an idea or theory containing various conceptual elements, typically one considered to be subjective and not based on empirical evidence: "history is largely an ideological construct"
   • ▪ a group of words forming a phrase: "the appropriateness of the grammatical construct is illustrated"
   • ▪ a physical thing which is deliberately built or formed: "a transgenic construct"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin construct- ‘heaped together, built’, from the verb construere, from con- ‘together’ + struere ‘pile, build’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. constructible adjective

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › constructConstruct Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   construct: [noun] something constructed by the mind: such as. a theoretical entity. a working hypothesis or concept.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCONSTRUCT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CONSTRUCT definition: 1. to build something or put together different parts to form something whole: 2. an idea or…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCONSTRUCT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   CONSTRUCT meaning: 1. to build something or put together different parts to form something whole: 2. an idea or…. Learn more.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › constructConstruct - definition of construct by The Free Dictionary

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   Define construct. construct synonyms, construct pronunciation, construct translation, English dictionary definition of construct. tr.v. con·struct·ed , con·struct·ing , con·structs 1. To form by assembling or combining parts; build.

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   Construct definition: to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise. . See examples of CONSTRUCT used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCONSTRUCT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you construct something, you build, make, or create it. He plans to construct a hotel here. American English: construct / kənsˈtrʌkt / Arabic: ...

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › constructConstruct - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To construct things is to build them. You might construct a sand castle the next time you're at the beach, or you might construct a theory about why your brother always manages to get away with breaking the rules.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishconstruct verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Synonyms build build construct assemble erect put something up These words all mean to make something, especially by putting different parts together. build to make something, especially a building, by putting parts together:. a house built of stone; They’re going to build on the site of the old power station. construct [often passive] (rather formal) to build something such as a road ...

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCONSTRUCT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    CONSTRUCT definition: to build something from several parts: . Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › constructconstruct | meaning of construct in Longman Dictionary of...

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    construct meaning, definition, what is construct: to build something such as a house, brid...: Learn more.