construct
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transitive verb \kən-ˈstrəkt\Definition of CONSTRUCT
2
: to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
3
: to set in logical order
— con·struct·abil·i·ty also con·struct·ibil·i·ty \-ˌstrək-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— con·struct·able or con·struct·ible \-ˈstrək-tə-bəl\ adjective
— con·struc·tor \-tər\ noun
Examples of CONSTRUCT
- They plan to construct a barn behind the house.
- The author constructs all the stories around one theme.
- Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.
Origin of CONSTRUCT
Latin constructus, past participle of construere, from com- + struere to build — more at structure
First Known Use: 1663
Related to CONSTRUCT
- Synonyms
- concoct, invent, contrive, cook (up), devise, drum up, excogitate, fabricate, make up, manufacture, think (up), trump up, vamp (up)
- Antonyms
- demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down
2con·struct
noun \ˈkän-ˌstrəkt\Definition of CONSTRUCT
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>
See Examples of CONSTRUCT
- He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.
First Known Use of CONSTRUCT
1933
con·struct
noun \ˈkän-ˌstrəkt\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CONSTRUCT
: something constructed especially by mental synthesis <form a construct of a physical object by mentally assembling and integrating sense-data>
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