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Constructed

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.

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vb. (en-past of: construct)

Usage examples of "constructed".

The blinds were sturdily constructed of sealed rla wood, strong enough, though in truth any Great Big Momma Snake could have knocked one into splinters with its powerful snout.

The great compound ships were constructed to withstand tremendous variations of temperature and stress.

If our suspicion is correct and there is a broad conspiracy among all the heavyworlders to take whatever opportunities present themselves, then Paskutti would have constructed the message so that anyone could extract it.

Behind it lay a beautifully constructed arcade of dark red brick and the local soft gray stone.

A pen was constructed outside the camp for Varian to tend and observe the creature.

Life-pods were constructed to be impervious to virtually everything an unfriendly universe could throw at them, including probes, some of which could be deadly to living tissue.

She constructed a hologram of the completed ship around the screen image.

Each house had been constructed with considerable physical labor, using handhewn blocks, and yet, on top of this building and the ones visible nearby were delicate metal antennae, the communications transmitters Carialle had detected from space.

His report pointed out that the accommodations were rather primitive and had not been constructed with excessive rainfall in mind.

He was frequently told that Callisto had been state-of-the-art when it was constructed eight years ago.

By the time a suitable deep-space vessel could be constructed on this world, any traces would have dissipated.

A special "growing" tank had also been constructed, though until very recently no Human had known what was grown in it.

Since it had been impressed constantly on Killashandra that very little could damage these specially constructed boxes or their contents, and she'd seen some of these same men indifferently lobbing cartons through the air to one another, she reflected that the presence of Lanzecki and Chief Marketing Officer Heglana had a salutary effect.

Thyrol explained, gesturing with his whole hand rather than a single finger, "when the City was constructed, so that the natural, unspoiled landscape could be retained.

They've even constructed a negative-feedback loop to inhibit thinking along lines the Elders have suddenly decided are subversive.