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Construct

//ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something constructed from parts.

    "The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes."

  2. 2
    an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances wordnet
  3. 3
    A concept or model.

    "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."

  4. 4
    A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Verb
  1. 1
    To build or form (something) by assembling parts. transitive

    "We constructed the radio from spares."

  2. 2
    reassemble mentally wordnet
  3. 3
    To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas. transitive

    "A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."

  4. 4
    draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions wordnet
  5. 5
    To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques. transitive

    "Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."

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  1. 6
    put together out of artificial or natural components or parts wordnet
  2. 7
    make by combining materials and parts wordnet
  3. 8
    create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts wordnet
  4. 9
    create by linking linguistic units wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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