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  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.
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     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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