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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More than five million words survive from his pen, including the “Confessions,” a slippery and carefully constructed autobiography covering his life into his mid-30s; numerous letters; and chatty, confessional sermons.

From The Wall Street Journal

The construct of volatility derivatives remains bullish on stocks as well.

From MarketWatch

The change will certainly meet controversy, particularly in Washington DC where the centre has been an iconic landmark since it was constructed and named for Kennedy.

From BBC

The statement said the combined company planned to begin constructing the "world's first utility-scale fusion power plant" next year, with further plants to follow.

From BBC

The whole process of constructing “Stereophonic” as a play is very meta — with Butler producing the band that is in turn producing itself onstage in the studio.

From Los Angeles Times

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