Construct vs. Create — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Construct and Create
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Definitions
Construct
To form by assembling or combining parts; build.
Create
Bring (something) into existence
He created a thirty-acre lake
Over 170 jobs were created
Construct
To create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms.
Create
Make a fuss; complain
Little kids create because they hate being ignored
Construct
(Mathematics) To draw (a geometric figure) that meets specific requirements.
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Create
To cause to exist; bring into being
Created a new music school.
Construct
Something formed or constructed from parts.
Create
To give rise to; produce
That remark created a stir.
Construct
A concept, model, or schematic idea
A theoretical construct of the atom.
Create
To produce through artistic or imaginative effort
Create a poem.
Create a dramatic role.
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Construct
A concrete image or idea
"[He] began to shift focus from the haunted constructs of terror in his early work" (Stephen Koch).
Create
To invest with an office or title; appoint
He was created a baron.
Construct
Something constructed from parts.
The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes.
Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming.
Create
Created.
Construct
A concept or model.
Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics.
Create
(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
You can create the color orange by mixing yellow and red.
Construct
(genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.
Create
To bring into existence out of nothing, without the prior existence of the materials or elements used.
Construct
(transitive) To build or form (something) by assembling parts.
We constructed the radio from spares.
A wall constructed of random stones.
Create
To make or produce from other (e.g. raw, unrefined or scattered) materials or combinable elements or ideas; to design or invest with a new form, shape, function, etc.
Couturiers create exclusive garments for an affluent clientele.
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.
Create
(transitive) To cause, to bring (a non-object) about by an action, behavior, or event, to occasion.
Crop failures created food shortages and high prices; his stubbornness created many difficulties
A sudden chemical spill on the highway created a chain‐collision which created a record traffic jam.
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.
Create
(transitive) To confer or invest with a rank or title of nobility, to appoint, ordain or constitute.
Henry VIII created him a Duke.
Last month, the queen created two barons.
Under the concordate with Belgium, at least one Belgian clergyman must be created cardinal; by tradition, every archbishop of Mechelen is thus created a cardinal.
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.
Create
(intransitive) To be or do something creative, imaginative, originative.
Children usually enjoy creating, never mind if it is of any use!
Construct
To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics.
Create
(transitive) In theatre, to be the first performer of a role; to originate a character.
Construct
Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
Create
To make a fuss, complain; to shout.
Construct
An abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
Create
(obsolete) Created, resulting from creation.
Construct
Make by combining materials and parts;
This little pig made his house out of straw
Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer
Create
Created; composed; begotten.
Hearts create of duty and zeal.
Construct
Put together out of components or parts;
The company fabricates plastic chairs
They manufacture small toys
Create
To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to exist.
In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.
Construct
Draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions;
Construct an equilateral triangle
Create
To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation; to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or fashion; to renew.
Your eye in ScotlandWould create soldiers.
Create in me a clean heart.
Construct
Create by linking linguistic units;
Construct a sentence
Construct a paragraph
Create
To invest with a new form, office, or character; to constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer.
Construct
Create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts;
Construct a proof
Construct an argument
Create
Make or cause to be or to become;
Make a mess in one's office
Create a furor
Construct
Reassemble mentally;
Reconstruct the events of 20 years ago
Create
Bring into existence;
The company was created 25 years ago
He created a new movement in painting
Create
Pursue a creative activity; be engaged in a creative activity;
Don't disturb him--he is creating
Create
Invest with a new title, office, or rank;
Create one a peer
Create
Create by artistic means;
Create a poem
Schoenberg created twelve-tone music
Picasso created Cubism
Auden made verses
Create
Create or manufacture a man-made product;
We produce more cars than we can sell
The company has been making toys for two centuries