BUILD

I. verb (built; ~ing) see: bower Date: before 12th century transitive verb to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole ; construct , to cause to be constructed, to develop according to a systematic plan, by a definite process, or on a particular base, increase , enlarge , intransitive verb to engage in ~ing, 2. to progress toward a peak (as of intensity) , to develop in extent , II. noun Date: 1667 form or mode of structure ; make