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structure
VERB:

1. to give a structure, organization, or arrangement to; construct or build a systematic framework for:
to structure a curriculum so well that a novice teacher can use it.

2. to impart a structure to.

3. to form into or according to a structure.

4. construct.

Origin:

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin structūra, equivalent to struct(us) (past participle of struere to put together) + -ūra -ure. C15: from Latin structūra, from struere to build. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use of structure: Noun: 1560. Verb: 1664. History and Etymology for structure: Noun: Middle English, from Latin structura, from structus, past participle of struere to heap up, build — more at strew. —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 1 July 2020 {11:04 AM}
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