Definitions
To construct, develop, or make something grow stronger.
Word origin
From Middle English bilden, bulden, bylden, from Old English byldan and bytlan, bytlian (“to build”), from Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan (“to build”), from Proto-Germanic *buþlą, *bōþlą (“house, dwelling, farm”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (“to become, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to Old English botl (“building, house”). More at bottle. False cognate of German bilden.
Used in a sentence
“It was a bridge ybuilt in goodly wize, / With curious Corbes and pendants grauen faire, [...]”
“A chap named Eleazir Kendrick and I had chummed in together the summer afore and built a fish-weir and shanty at Setuckit Point, down Orham way. For a spell we done pretty well.”
“This code won’t build any more. Have you made any changes?”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Construct”5 letters
02“Construct from pieces”5 letters
03“Make from parts”5 letters
04“Make by putting together”5 letters
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