Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
CONSTRUCT
concept, conception, construct
(noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
reconstruct, construct, retrace
(verb) reassemble mentally; “reconstruct the events of 20 years ago”
construct
(verb) draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions; “construct an equilateral triangle”
manufacture, fabricate, construct
(verb) put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; “the company fabricates plastic chairs”; “They manufacture small toys”; “He manufactured a popular cereal”
construct, build, make
(verb) make by combining materials and parts; “this little pig made his house out of straw”; “Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer”
construct
(verb) create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts; “construct a proof”; “construct an argument”
construct
(verb) create by linking linguistic units; “construct a sentence”; “construct a paragraph”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
construct (plural constructs)
Something constructed from parts.
A concept or model.
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Synonyms
• (something constructed from parts): construction
• (concept, model): concept, idea, model, notion, representation
Verb
construct (third-person singular simple present constructs, present participle constructing, simple past and past participle constructed)
(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
(transitive) To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.
(transitive, geometry) To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.
Synonyms
• (build or form by assembling parts'): assemble, build, form, make, produce, put together
• (build (a sentence or argument)): form
• (draw (a geometric figure))
Antonyms
• (build or form by assembling parts): destroy, disassemble, dismantle, ruin, wreck, take apart
Source: Wiktionary
Con*struct", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Constructed; p.pr. & vb.n. Constructing.] Etym: [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 edlifice.
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.
Con"struct, a.
Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESCRIPTIVE
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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