4 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) 2.0 [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; "the company
fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
[syn: {manufacture}, {fabricate}]
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" [syn: {reconstruct}, {retrace}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
construct
[kənstrʌkt]
bâtir, construire, poser