Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Construct"
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) 1.7 (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; "Ford makes cars";
"They manufacture small toys" [syn: {manufacture}, {fabricate}]
3: draw with suitable instruments and under specified
conditions, of geometrical figures
4: of past events [syn: {reconstruct}, {retrace}]
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