The difference between Construct and Dismantle

When used as verbs, construct means to build or form (something) by assembling parts, whereas dismantle means to divest, strip of dress or covering.

Construct is also noun with the meaning: something constructed from parts.

check bellow for the other definitions of Construct and Dismantle

  1. Construct as a noun:

    Something constructed from parts.

    Examples:

    "The artwork was a construct of wire and tubes."

    "Loops and conditional statements are constructs in computer programming."

  2. Construct as a noun:

    A concept or model.

    Examples:

    "Bohr's theoretical construct of the atom was soon superseded by quantum mechanics."

  3. Construct as a noun:

    (genetics) A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

  1. Construct as a verb (transitive):

    To build or form (something) by assembling parts.

    Examples:

    "We constructed the radio from spares."

  2. Construct as a verb (transitive):

    To build (a sentence, an argument, etc.) by arranging words or ideas.

    Examples:

    "A sentence may be constructed with a subject, verb and object."

  3. Construct as a verb (transitive, geometry):

    To draw (a geometric figure) by following precise specifications and using geometric tools and techniques.

    Examples:

    "Construct a circle that touches each vertex of the given triangle."

  1. Dismantle as a verb (transitive, originally):

    To divest, strip of dress or covering.

  2. Dismantle as a verb (transitive):

    To remove fittings or furnishings from.

  3. Dismantle as a verb (transitive):

    To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.

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