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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Construct \Con"struct\, a. Formed by or relating to construction, interpretation, or inference. {Construct form} or {state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun used before another which has the genitive relation to it From WordNet r 1.6 [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 "Ford makes cars"; "They manufacture small toys" [syn: {manufacture}, {fabricate}] 3: draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions, of geometrical figures 4: of past events [syn: {reconstruct}, {retrace}]
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