construct

construct
I. transitive verb Etymology: Latin constructus, past participle of construere, from com- + struere to build — more at structure Date: 1663 1. to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements ; build; also contrive, devise 2. to draw (a geometrical figure) with suitable instruments and under specified conditions 3. to set in logical order • constructability also constructibility nounconstructable or constructible adjectiveconstructor noun II. noun Date: 1933 1. something constructed by the mind: as a. a theoretical entity <
the deductive study of abstract constructs — D. J. Boorstin
>
b. a working hypothesis or concept <
the unconscious was a construct that came from the daily effort to understand patients
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2. a product of ideology, history, or social circumstances <
privacy is more than a social construct or an idea; it is a condition of the body — Sallie Tisdale
>

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  • construct — con‧struct [kənˈstrʌkt] verb [transitive] 1. PROPERTY to build houses, apartments, offices, factories, roads etc: • It was the world s costliest hotel to construct at an estimated $1 million a room. 2. MANUFACTURING to manufacture things… …   Financial and business terms

  • construct — CONSTRÚCT, constructe, s.n. (livr.) Concept abstract realizat pe baza activităţii practice intuitive; sistem teoretic ipotetic. – Din engl. construct. . Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  constrúct s. n., pl. constrúcte Trimis de …   Dicționar Român

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Construct — Développeur Scirra Environnem …   Wikipédia en Français

  • construct — index build (construct), compose, create, devise (invent), establish (launch), forge (produce) …   Law dictionary

  • construct — construct, construe are related words (from Latin struere ‘to build’) which are both used to denote grammatical function. A word is construed or constructed with (e.g.) on when on is its regular complement, e.g. insist on and rely on (the OED… …   Modern English usage

  • construct — [kən strukt′; ] for n. [ kän′strukt΄] vt. [< L constructus, pp. of construere < com , together + struere, to pile up, build: see STREW] 1. to build, form, or devise by fitting parts or elements together systematically 2. Geom. to draw (a… …   English World dictionary

  • construct — (v.) early 15c., from L. constructus, pp. of construere to heap up (see CONSTRUCTION (Cf. construction)). The noun is recorded from 1871 in linguistics, 1890 in psychology, 1933 in the general sense of anything constructed. Related: Constructed;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • construct — *build, erect, frame, raise, rear Analogous words: fabricate, manufacture, fashion, *make: produce, turn out, yield (see BEAR) Antonyms: demolish: analyze Contrasted words: *destroy, raze: *ruin, wreck …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • construct — [v] assemble, build build up, cobble up*, compose, compound, constitute, cook up*, create, design, dream up*, elevate, engineer, envision, erect, establish, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, formulate, found, frame, fudge together*, hammer out*,… …   New thesaurus

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