Construct, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constructed; p.pr. & vb.n. Constructing.]
Etymology: [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 edlifice.
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.
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Construct, 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.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for construct; he lists it under make.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.