concept, conception, construct -- (an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances)
Overview of verb construct
The verb construct has 6 senses
construct, build, make -- (make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer")
manufacture, fabricate, construct -- (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 -- (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")
reconstruct, construct, retrace -- (reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago")