v.
(past and past part. built)
- construct by putting parts or materials together.
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(build something in/into)
incorporate something as a permanent part of.
- increase in size or intensity over time.
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(build on)
use as a basis for further development.
n.
- the proportions of a person's or animal's body.
- the style or form of construction of something.
Derivative
Etymology
OE byldan, from bold, botl ‘dwelling’, of Gmc origin; rel. to bower1.