Construal vs. Construct — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Construal and Construct
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Construal
To understand or explain the meaning of (something), especially in a particular way; interpret
The waiter construed my smile as assent. The editorial construed the act as irresponsible.
Construct
To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
Construal
To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence).
Construct
To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
Construal
To use syntactically
The noun fish can be construed as singular or plural.
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Construct
(Mathematics) To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.
Construal
To translate, especially aloud.
Construct
Something formed or constructed from parts.
Construal
To analyze grammatical structure.
Construct
A concept, model, or schematic idea
A theoretical construct of the atom.
Construal
To be subject to grammatical analysis.
Construct
A concrete image or idea
"[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work" (Stephen Koch).
Construal
An interpretation or translation.
Construct
Something constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
Construal
The act of construing or interpreting; interpretation.
Construct
A concept or model.
Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
Construal
An interpretation of the meaning of something; the act of construing
Construct
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Construct
(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
We constructed the radio from spares.
A wall constructed of random stones.
Construct
(transitive) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object.
Construct
To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle.
Construct
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.
Construct
To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
Construct
Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
Construct
An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Construct
Make by combining materials and parts;
This little pig made his house out of straw
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Construct
Put together out of components or parts;
The company fabricates plastic chairs
They manufacture small toys
Construct
Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions;
Construct an equilateral triangle
Construct
Create by linking linguistic units;
Construct a sentence
Construct a paragraph
Construct
Create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts;
Construct a proof
Construct an argument
Construct
Reassemble mentally;
Reconstruct the events of 20 years ago
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