1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
2. reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
3. draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
4. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
5. make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
6. create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
7. create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"

Similar Words: concept, conception, reconstruct, retrace, manufacture, fabricate, build, make

 

Hyponyms: conceptualization, conceptualisation, conceptuality, notion, category, rule, regulation, property, attribute, dimension, abstraction, abstract, quantity, part, section, division, whole, law, natural law, law of nature, lexicalized concept, hypothesis, possibility, theory, fact, linguistic rule, etymologize, etymologise, mass-produce, raft, customize, customise, revet, lock, wattle, frame, frame up, rebuild, reconstruct, groin, cantilever, raise, erect, rear, set up, put up, corduroy, channelize, channelise

 

Grouped Verbs: build

 

Derivational Morphology: gestate, conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, reconstruction, reconstructive memory, construction, lying, prevarication, fabrication, assembly, manufacture, industry, manufacturer, producer, maker, manufacturing business, shaper, brand, make, devising, fashioning, making, builder, constructor, building