CONSTRUCT
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CONSTRUCT
1con·struct \kən-ˈstrəkt\
transitive verb
: to build or make (something physical, such as a road, bridge, or building)
: to make or create (something, such as a story or theory) by organizing ideas, words, etc.
mathematics : to draw (a shape) according to a set of instructions or rules
Full Definition of CONSTRUCT
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
— con·struct·abil·i·ty also con·struct·ibil·i·ty noun
— con·struct·able or con·struct·ible adjective
— con·struc·tor noun
Examples of CONSTRUCT
- They plan to construct a barn behind the house.
- The author constructs all the stories around one theme.
- Construct a triangle that has sides of equal length.
Related to CONSTRUCT
Synonyms
concoct, invent, contrive, cook (up), devise, drum up, excogitate, fabricate, make up, manufacture, think (up), trump up, vamp (up)
Antonyms
demount, disassemble, dismantle, dismember, knock down, strike, take down, tear down
Related Words
coin, design, hatch, produce; daydream, dream, fantasize; conceive, envisage, envision, imagine, picture, vision, visualize; ad-lib, extemporize, improvise
Near Antonyms
clone, copy, copycat, duplicate, imitate, mimic, reduplicate, replicate, reproduce
CONSTRUCT - MEANING 2
2con·struct noun \ˈkän-ˌstrəkt\
: something (such as an idea or a theory) that is formed in people's minds
Full Definition of CONSTRUCT
1: something constructed by the mind: as
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>
Example of CONSTRUCT
He argues that time is a subjective construct with no objective existence.