GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Build (bĭld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Built (bĭlt); p. pr. & vb. n. Building. The regular imp. & p. p. Builded is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. bōl farm, abode, Dan. bol small farm, OSw. bol, böle, house, dwelling, fr. root of Icel. būa to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. √97.]
   1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.
   
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   To have built in heaven high towers. Milton.
   
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   2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or produce by using appropriate means.
   
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   Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks. Shak.
   
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   3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; -- frequently with up; as, “to build up one's constitution”.
   
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   I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up. Acts xx. 32.
   
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   Syn. -- To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.
   
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   Built (bĭlt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, “the built of a ship”. [Obs.]  Dryden.
   
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   Built, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, “frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.”
   
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   Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor.
   
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