'Construct' definitions:
Definition of 'construct'
(from WordNet)
noun
An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances [syn: concept, conception, construct] [ant: misconception]
verb
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]
verb
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]
verb
Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
verb
Create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
verb
Create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
verb
Reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" [syn: reconstruct, construct, retrace]
Definition of 'Construct'
From: GCIDE
- Construct \Con"struct\, a. Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference. [1913 Webster]
- Construct form or Construct state (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun used before another which has the genitive relation to it. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Construct'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'construct'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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
Words containing 'Construct'
- Constructed,
- Constructer,
- Constructing,
- Construction,
- Constructional,
- Constructive,
- Constructively,
- Constructiveness,
- under construction,
- Construct form,
- Construct state,
- Construction of an equation,
- Construction train,
- Constructive crimes,
- Constructive fraud,
- Constructive mileage,
- Constructive notice,
- Constructive trust,
- Pregnant construction,
- construction industry,
- construction paper,
- construction worker,
- constructive breach,
- constructive eviction,
- constructive metabolism,
- constructive possession,
- grammatical construction,
- road construction,
- constructive-metabolic,
- grade-constructed