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Latin
Etymology
From con- (“with”) + struō (“pile up, arrange; build, erect”).
Pronunciation
Verb
cōnstruō (present infinitive cōnstruere, perfect active cōnstrūxī, supine cōnstrūctum); third conjugation
- to heap, bring, collect or gather together
- Synonyms: cōgō, glomerō, compellō, congerō, contrahō, colligō, coniungō, cōnferō, reficiō
- to construct, build, fabricate, erect
- Synonyms: aedificō, exaedificō, inaedificō, cōnstituō, struō, condō, compōnō, fundō, statuō, exstruō, mōlior
- (grammar) to connect, construct
Usage notes
In Classical texts, the only passive forms for this verb are the third-person singular and plural.
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References
- “construo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “construo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- construo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Verb
construo
- first-person singular present indicative of construir; "I build, I construct"