[build] vb built ; build.ing [ME bilden, fr. OE byldan; akin to OE buan to dwell--more at bower] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole: construct
2: to cause to be constructed
3: to develop according to a systematic plan, by a definite process, or on a particular base
4: increase, enlarge ~ vi 1: to engage in building
2. a: to progress toward a peak (as of intensity) "~ to a climax" b: to develop in extent "a crowd ~ing" -- build a fire under : to stimulate to vigorous action -- build into : to make an integral part of "build quality into the product" -- build on : to use as a foundation "building on past experience"
[2]build n (1667): form or mode of structure: make; esp: bodily conformation of a person or lower animal