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Verb construct has 6 senses

construct, build, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
--₁ is one way to make, create

Derived forms: noun construction₁, noun constructor₁
Sample sentence:
The men construct the bookshelves
manufacture, fabricate, construct - put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
--₂ is one way to make
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
construct - draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; "construct an equilateral triangle"
--₃ is one way to trace, draw, line, describe, delineate

Derived form: noun construction₇
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
construct - create by linking linguistic units; "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
--₄ is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
construct - create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
--₅ is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
reconstruct, construct, retrace - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
--₆ is one way to speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE