construct

Noun

construct (plural constructs)

1. Something constructed from parts.
   • The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
   • Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
2. A concept or model.
   • Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.

   Synonyms:

   concept, idea, model, notion, representation

3. A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

Verb

UK/kənˈstɹʌkt/

construct (third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)

1. (transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
   • We constructed the radio from spares.
   • A wall constructed of random stones.

   Synonyms:

   assemble, build, form, make, produce, put together

2. (transitive) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
   • A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
   • The Vietnam War films are forms of memory that function to provide collective rememberings, to construct history, and to subsume within them the experience of the veterans.1997, Marita Sturken, Tangled Memories

   Synonyms:

   form

3. (transitive) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
   • Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
   • The arc of a circle may be very little, but, given that, it is possible to construct the entire figure.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados