Lexicon: construct – contemn

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construct (-ed, -s), v. [L. 'heap together, pile up, build'.] (webplay: set).

Make; create; craft; fashion; assemble; put together; form by uniting the elements of an object in the appropriate place and order.

consulate, n. [L. consulāt-us]

Organization set up in a foreign country for the purpose of protecting the rights of citizens, aiding commercial transactions between the two countries, and providing a channel of communication between the two governments; the building that houses this organization.

consult (-ing, -s), v. [L. consultā-re, take counsel, ask counsel of; see counsel, n.] (webplay: house).

  1. Ask the advice of; hear the opinion of; talk to; confer with.
  2. Look at; observe for the purpose of collecting information.

consume, v. [L. consūm-ere, take up completely, make away with, eat up, devour, waste, destroy, spend, bestow.] (webplay: days, fire).

  1. Burn; totally destroy, especially by fire; reduce to ashes; devour.
  2. Engulf; take over; overpower; overwhelm.
  3. Burn; be destroyed; be overcome and wasted by a power greater than oneself.

consumed, verbal adj. [(consume + -ed); see consume, v.]

  1. Eaten; ingested; devoured.
  2. Destroyed; burned; swallowed up in destruction.

consummate, adj. [L. consummāt-us, brought to the highest degree, perfect, complete.] (webplay: day, end, perfect).

  1. Complete; pinnacle; perfect; carried to the utmost extent or degree.
  2. Final; complete; all inclusive; authoritative.
  3. Knowledgeable; qualified to pass judgment.

consummate (-d), v. [see consummate, adj.] (webplay: happiness).

  1. Complete; accomplish; finish by fulfilling intentions.
  2. End; finish; bring to a close.

consummated, verbal adj. [see consummate, adj.]

Completed; finished; having fulfilled its full potential and purpose.

contain (-ed, -s), v. [ME contein-e < L. continēre, hold together, keep together, comprehend.] (webplay: capacity, heaven, hold).

  1. Confine; limit; hold back; circumscribe; restrain; restrict to boundaries. (184/212)
  2. Hold; encompass; surround; enclose; have capacity for. (405/535, 943/890, 1286/1269)
  3. Comprise; embody; express; be characterized by. (1073/1081, 1760/1590)
  4. Include; embrace; consist of; comprise; incorporate; have as a part of. (650/760, 733/718, 858/1061, 933/967, 1165/1175)

contemn, v. [OFr contemner < L. contemnere, slight, scorn, disdain, despise < Gk. τέμνειν, to judge.]

Hold in contempt; view and treat as having little value.