construct

The definition of construct means to build or assemble.

(verb)

An example of to construct is someone building a wooden desk.

See construct in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: < L constructus, pp. of construere < com-, together + struere, to pile up, build: see strew

noun

something built or put together systematically
1. an idea or perception resulting from a synthesis of sense impressions, etc.
2. a concept or theory devised to integrate in an orderly way the diverse data on a phenomenon
  also logical construct

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See construct in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb con·struct·ed, con·struct·ing, con·structs

To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
Mathematics To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.

noun (kŏnˈstrŭktˌ)

Something formed or constructed from parts.
a. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom.
b. A concrete image or idea: “[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work” (Stephen Koch).

Origin:

Origin: Latin cōnstruere, cōnstrūct-

Origin: : com-, com-

Origin: + struere, to pile up; see ster-² in Indo-European roots

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