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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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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.
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