transitive verb (past and past participlecon·struct·ed, present participlecon·struct·ing, 3rd person present singularcon·structs)
Definition:
1. build something: to build or assemble something by putting together separate parts in an ordered way
2. create something in mind: to create something such as a theory as a result of systematic thought
3. mathematics draw something accurately: to draw something accurately using given measurements
noun (pluralcon·structs)
Definition:
constructed thing or concept: something that has been systematically put together, usually in the mind, especially a complex theory or subjective notion sexual identity viewed as a social construct
[15th century. < Latin construct-, past participle of construere "pile together" < struere "pile, build"]
