con|struct «verb. kuhn STRUHKT; noun. KON struhkt», transitive verb.
1. to put together; fit together; build; frame: »
to construct the plot of a story. The explorers constructed a raft of logs fastened with tough vines. The ancient Greek temples were constructed mathematically.
SYNONYM(S): devise. See sym. under make. (Cf. ↑make)2. to draw (a geometrical figure) so as to fulfill given conditions.
–n.
1. an idea or theory resulting from a synthesis of impressions, learned facts, or study, and usually represented in an abstract name; concept: »
Freedom, gravity, ego, and electron are constructs.
2. Linguistics. a grammatical construction.
╂[< Latin constructus, past participle of construere < com- up + struere pile, erect]
–con|struct´er, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.