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.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 1 July 2020 {11:04 AM}
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.
Sources: 1, 2.
Updated: 1 July 2020 {11:04 AM}