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construct

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/

The English word “construct” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

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

Etymology

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

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