Build

(bĭld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. BUILT (bĭlt); p. pr. & vb. n. BUILDING. The regular imp. & p. p., BUILDED, is antiquated.] [O. Eng. bulde, bylde, bilte, A-S. byldan, to build, from bold, house, hall; O. Eng. bolde, building.]

1Sense 1. To frame, construct, and raise, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to construct.

Nor aught availed him now To have built in heaven high towers. Milton.

2Sense 2. To raise on a support or foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means; as, to build a reputation. “Who builds his hopes on air.” Shak.

3Sense 3. To increase and strengthen; to settle, or establish, and preserve;—frequently with up; as, to build up one’s constitution.

I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. Acts xx. 32.

(bĭld), v. i. 1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of building.

To build, to plant, whatever you intend. Pope.

2Sense 2. To construct, rest, or depend, as on a foundation; as, to build on the opinions of others.

Form or mode of construction; general figure; built; as, the build of a ship.