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con⋅struct

  [v. kuhn-struhkt; n. kon-struhkt]
Use construct in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
2. Geometry. to draw (a figure) fulfilling certain given conditions.
–noun
3. something constructed.
4. an image, idea, or theory, esp. a complex one formed from a number of simpler elements.
Origin:
1400–50 for earlier ptp. sense; 1655–65 for current senses; late ME < L constrūctus (ptp. of construere to construe ), equiv. to con- con- + strūc- (var. s. of struere to build) + -tus ptp. suffix

Related forms:
con⋅struct⋅i⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
1. erect, form. See make 1 .
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con·struct   (kən-strŭkt')   
tr.v.   con·struct·ed, con·struct·ing, con·structs

  1. To form by assembling or combining parts; build.

  2. To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.

  3. Mathematics To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.

n.   (kŏn'strŭkt')

  1. Something formed or constructed from parts.

    1. A concept, model, or schematic idea: a theoretical construct of the atom.

    2. A concrete image or idea: "[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work" (Stephen Koch).


[Latin cōnstruere, cōnstrūct- : com-, com- + struere, to pile up; see ster-2 in Indo-European roots.]
con·struct'i·ble adj., con·struc'tor, con·struct'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·struct
Pronunciation: 'kän-"str&kt
Function: noun
: something constructed especially by mental synthesis
construct of a physical object by mentally assembling and integrating sense-data>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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