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construct
verb
to
build
something
large
or
complex
by
putting
parts
together
•
A
team
of
workers
construct
a
new
playground
beside
the
school
.
A
team
of
workers
construct
a
new
playground
beside
the
school
.
•
The
company
constructed
a
high-speed
railway
through
the
mountains
.
The
company
constructed
a
high-speed
railway
through
the
mountains
.
From
Latin
"
constructus
",
past
participle
of
"
construere
"
meaning
“
to
pile
up
,
build
”.
verb
to
carefully
form
an
idea
,
sentence
,
or
argument
by
arranging
parts
in
order
•
In
her
essay
,
the
student
carefully
constructs
an
argument
for
renewable
energy
.
In
her
essay
,
the
student
carefully
constructs
an
argument
for
renewable
energy
.
•
The
novelist
constructed
an
intricate
plot
that
kept
readers
guessing
.
The
novelist
constructed
an
intricate
plot
that
kept
readers
guessing
.
Extended
figurative
sense
of
physical
"
construct
"
recorded
in
the
18th
century
,
applying
building
imagery
to
ideas
.
noun
a
building
or
other
large
structure
that
has
been
built
•
The
bridge
is
an
impressive
construct
of
steel
and
concrete
.
The
bridge
is
an
impressive
construct
of
steel
and
concrete
.
•
From
the
hilltop
,
the
ancient
stone
construct
dominates
the
valley
below
.
From
the
hilltop
,
the
ancient
stone
construct
dominates
the
valley
below
.
Nominal
use
of
the
verb
,
attested
in
the
early
19th
century
in
engineering
writings
.
noun
an
idea
,
theory
,
or
concept
created
in
the
mind
by
combining
different
elements
•
Freedom
is
a
complex
social
construct
that
means
different
things
to
different
people
.
Freedom
is
a
complex
social
construct
that
means
different
things
to
different
people
.
•
The
psychologist
explained
the
mental
construct
of
self-esteem
.
The
psychologist
explained
the
mental
construct
of
self-esteem
.
Sense
developed
in
late
19th-century
psychology
,
extending
the
idea
of
‘
built
’
objects
to
‘
built
’
ideas
.