DESIGN AND INNOVATION Building, engineering: VERBS

VERBS

Activate /ˈæktɪveɪt/

Ex: If a rope became slack this activated the contraption.

Automate /ˈɔːtəmeɪt/

Ex: The entire manufacturing process has been automated.

Build /bɪld/

Ex: The team used an innovative approach to their bridge which was built entirely out of timber.

Condemn /kənˈdem/

Ex: No one has been allowed to occupy the building since it was condemned.

Construct /kənˈstrʌkt/

Ex: They constructed a working model of the bridge, which occupied an entire car park.

Decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/

Ex: The cake was decorated to look like a car.

Demolish /dɪˈmɒlɪʃ/

Ex: The factory is due to be demolished next year.

Design /dɪˈzaɪn/

Ex: The basic design of the car is very similar to that of earlier models.

Develop /dɪˈveləp/

Ex: The child is developing normally.

Devise /dɪˈvaɪz/

Ex: The architect devised a clever way of keeping the house cool in summer.

Haul /hɔːl/

Ex: Louis XV of France disliked stairs so much that he was regularly hoisted skywards in a flying chair by several strong men hauling on ropes.

Hoist /hɔɪst/

Ex: Louis XV of France disliked stairs so much that he was regularly hoisted skywards in a flying chair by several strong men hauling on ropes.

Invent /ɪnˈvent/

Ex: It was Elisha Otis who invented the gadget that made the modern passenger lift possible.

Maintain /meɪnˈteɪn/

Ex: The tenants were offered a reduced rent if they agreed to maintain the property.

Occupy /ˈɒkjupaɪ/

Ex: They constructed a working model of the bridge, which occupied an entire car park.

Reconstruct /ˌriːkənˈstrʌkt/

Ex: They have tried to reconstruct the settlement as it would have been in Iron Age times.

Renovate / ˈrenəveɪt/

Ex: We can’t move into the house until they have renovated it.

Support /səˈpɔːt/

Ex: These measures are strongly supported by environmental groups.

Trigger /ˈtrɪɡə(r)/

Ex: If the rope gave way the sudden loss of tension would trigger the device, stopping the lift from failing.