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verb
To build over or upon (another structure); to erect upon (a foundation).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Latin superstrūctus, past participle of superstruō (“to build upon”); super (“over”) + struō (“to build”). See super- and structure.
