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construct

const·ruct

UK/kənˈstɹʌkt/ US/ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ fairly common
verb (6) noun (1)

verb

1.

make by combining materials and parts

  • “this little pig made his house out of straw”
  • “Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer”
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2.

put together out of components or parts

  • “the company fabricates plastic chairs”
  • “They manufacture small toys”
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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”
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noun

1.

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

Phrases

  • construct state
  • social construct

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