Antonyms for construct

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb kuhn-struhkt; noun kon-struhkt

Phonetic Transcription : verb kənˈstrʌkt; noun ˈkɒn strʌkt

Definition of construct

Origin : early 15c., from Latin constructus, past participle of construere "to heap up" (see construction). Related: Constructed; constructing.

verb assemble, build

Example sentences :

There was no time to construct an armoured fleet; but they did not think they needed one.
Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka

The second of the West India islands to construct a railroad was Jamaica.
Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee

But what does this attempt to construct a universal history of the globe imply?
Extract from : « The Past Condition of Organic Nature » by Thomas H. Huxley

Fig. 89 shows the various pieces necessary to construct the hull.
Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

This is very simple to construct and makes a pleasing craft when finished.
Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

The actual expense necessary to construct the boat is very small.
Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

The blocks necessary to construct this boat are shown in Fig. 24.
Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates

Yet he took an order from the Government for a thousand and proceeded to construct a model.
Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson

Necessarily, our first proceeding was to construct a habitation.
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

It was an enormous labor to construct this fortification in the dead of winter.
Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott

Synonyms for construct

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