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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
struhkt
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| inflections: |
constructs, constructing, constructed |
| definition: |
to put together by assembling component parts; build.
The new library will be constructed on the site of the old one.The students constructed models of various molecules.- synonyms:
- assemble, build, erect, fabricate, make
- antonyms:
- demolish, tear down
- similar words:
- create, fashion, form, frame, manufacture, piece together, raise, rear
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craft, erect, establish, found, machine, manufacture, plan, produce, weave |
adverb + (v.)construct
actively, artificially, beautifully, carefully, culturally, hastily, historically, newly, originally, poorly, properly, socially, specially
(v.)construct
+ adverb
entirely
(v.)construct
+ noun
aluminum,
barrier,
brick,
bridge,
canal,
discourse,
facility,
fantasy,
fence,
frame,
framework,
housing,
identity,
image,
index,
knowledge,
log,
map,
meaning,
model,
monument,
narrative,
nest,
pipeline,
pond,
prototype,
railroad,
reality,
representation,
scenario,
self,
shelter,
steel,
telescope,
tower,
tunnel,
understanding,
validation,
validity
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
struhkt
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| definition: |
an idea or concept that is made from other, simpler ideas or concepts.
"Working memory" is one of the constructs of cognitive psychology.- synonyms:
- concept
- similar words:
- idea, image, model
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concept |
adjective + (n.)construct
artificial, broad, cognitive, cultural, distinct, ideological, latent, mental, multidimensional, negative, psychological, related, relevant, separate, similar, social, specific, theoretical, underlying
verb + (n.)construct
assess, define, examine, identify, measure, represent, test
(n.)construct
+ verb
relate
noun + (n.)construct
correlation, definition, evidence, gender, indicator, instrument, item, measure, measurement, nature, personality, relationship, scale, score, temperament, theory
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| derivations: |
constructible (adj.), constructor (constructer) (n.) |
The word construct
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
struct
Latin
root
that means build
Example words:
construct, construction, destroy, destruction, destructive, indestructible, instruct, instruction, instructor, obstruct, structure
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