Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

   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.

Construct \Con"struct\, a.
   Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or
   inference.

   {Construct form} or {state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a noun used
      before another which has the genitive relation to it.

Source : WordNet®

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

construct
     n : an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from
         specific instances [syn: {concept}, {conception}] [ant: {misconception}]