construct

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Something constructed from parts.
A concept or model.
A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

verb

To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.

Pronunciation

kŏn'strŭkt /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ kän'strŭkt /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ en-us-construct-noun.ogg kən-strŭkt' /kənˈstɹʌkt/ en-us-construct-verb.ogg

Word forms

construct constructs constructing constructed

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

Synonyms

something constructed from parts concept idea model notion representation assemble build form make produce put together

Antonyms

destroy disassemble dismantle ruin wreck take apart

Derived words

construct state nanoconstruct social construct subconstruct coconstruct constructable constructibility constructible constructive deconstruct foreconstruct galcon ill-constructed interconstruct misconstruct overconstruct preconstruct reconstruct unconstruct

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