SUPERSTRUCT
Etymology
Verb
superstruct (third-person singular simple present superstructs, present participle superstructing, simple past and past participle superstructed)
To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).
Source: Wiktionary
Su`per*struct", v. t. Etym: [L. superstructus, p.p. of superstruere to build upon; super over + struere to build. See Super-, and Structure.]
Definition: To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a foundation. This is the only proper basis on which to superstruct first innocency and then virtue. Dr. H. More.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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