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construct   (TTS Sound)

The noun construct has 1 sense

• concept, conception, construct -- (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)

The verb construct has 6 senses

• construct, build, make -- (make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer")


• manufacture, fabricate, construct -- (put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal")


• construct -- (draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle")


• construct -- (create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph")


• construct -- (create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument")


• reconstruct, construct, retrace -- (reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago")