construct

[kuhn-struhkt, kon-struhkt] / kənˈstrʌkt, ˈkɒn strʌkt /

VERB

assemble, build

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build up compose create design erect establish fashion forge form formulate found manufacture organize produce put up set up shape

STRONG

compound constitute elevate engineer envision fabricate frame imagine invent make prefab raise rear

WEAK

cobble up cook up dream up fudge together hammer out hoke up put out put together throw together throw up trump up uprear whip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize end neglect ruin

STRONG

abandon decrease demolish demote deny depress drop lessen lower raze refuse stop tell the truth

WEAK

annihilate break dismantle

Example Sentences

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“Muddle them in the bottom of a glass and add soda water. You’ve basically constructed your own Moscow Mule with fresh ingredients that’ll blow you away.”

From Salon

Wu constructed a break of 84 as he took the fifth frame and rounded off a comprehensive victory with a run of 97.

From BBC

In the traditional model, developers and external investors—often infrastructure funds and banks—took on the risk of developing and constructing the project, with financing backstopped by the creditworthy tech company’s power purchase agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal

By overseeing how data centers hook up to the grid, federal regulators could make it easier and faster for them to construct their own power supply, administration officials have argued.

From The Wall Street Journal

The construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish for stocks.

From MarketWatch

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