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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

construct
     n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from
         specific instances [syn: concept, conception] [ant: misconception]
     v 1: make by combining materials and parts: "this little pig made
          his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an
          electric brassiere warmer" [syn: build, make]
     2: put together out of components or parts; "Ford makes cars";
        "They manufacture small toys" [syn: manufacture, fabricate]
     3: draw with suitable instruments and under specified
        conditions, of geometrical figures
     4: of past events [syn: reconstruct, retrace]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[o^]n*str[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   Constructed; p. pr. & vb. n. Constructing.] [L.
   constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to
   construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See
   Structure, and cf. Construe.]
   1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in
      their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make;
      as, to construct an edifice.

   2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to
      construct a theory of ethics.

   Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate;
        originate; invent.
Construct \Con"struct\, a.
   Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or
   inference.

   Construct form or state (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun used
      before another which has the genitive relation to it.