construct in WordNet English dictionary

1. make by combining materials and parts
   "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
   construct  build  make 
   
2. reassemble mentally
   "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"
   reconstruct  construct  retrace 
   
3. draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions
   "construct an equilateral triangle"
   construct 
   
4. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
   "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal"
   manufacture  fabricate  construct 
   
5. create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts
   "construct a proof"; "construct an argument"
   construct 
   
6. create by linking linguistic units
   "construct a sentence"; "construct a paragraph"
   construct 
   

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
   concept  conception  construct