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| 1. | [ verb ] make by combining materials and parts | |
| Synonyms: | build make | |
| Examples: | : "this little pig made his house out of straw" "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer" |
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| Related terms: | make raise rebuild frames customize revet corduroy groin wattle cantilever lock channelise build construction maker builder | |
| 2. | [ verb ] put together out of components or parts | |
| Synonyms: | manufacture fabricate | |
| Examples: | "the company fabricates plastic chairs" "They manufacture small toys" |
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| Related terms: | make mass-produce raft industry manufacturer lying fabrication | |
| 3. | [ verb ] draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions, of geometrical figures | |
| Related terms: | trace geometry | |
| 4. | [ verb ] reassemble mentally | |
| Synonyms: | reconstruct retrace | |
| Examples: | "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" |
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| Related terms: | speculate etymologize reconstruction | |
| 5. | [ verb ] create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts | |
| Examples: | "construct a proof" "construct an argument" |
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| Related terms: | create_by_mental_act | |
| 6. | [ verb ] create by linking linguistic units | |
| Examples: | "construct a sentence" "construct a paragraph" |
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| Related terms: | create_by_mental_act | |
| 7. | [ noun ] an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances | |
| Synonyms: | concept conception | |
| Related terms: | misconception idea part fact hypothesis rule notion law whole rule law abstraction property category conceptualization imaginary_being quantity lexicalized_concept conceive | |
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constructor constructive construction constrict construe constrictor constricted construal constrictive constriction constricting constraint constitute constituent constituted constant constitution constitutive constrain Constante constancy Constance Constable constipate constantly constantan constringe constrained constipated consternate constellate Constantino constantine connect |
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