construct : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: construct	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for construct
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
construct n an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances Synonym(s): concept, conception, construct Antonym(s): misconception v make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" Synonym(s): construct, build, make put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" Synonym(s): manufacture, fabricate, construct draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle" create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph" create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument" reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" Synonym(s): reconstruct, construct, retrace
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Construct \Construct"\ (k[ocr]nstr[ucr]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.