About The Word Construe
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Construe
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What's The Definition Of Construe?
[v] make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Construe: interpret | see Related Terms | Find terms related to Construe: define | describe | diagnose | English | explicate | expound | interpret | read | read into | render | spell out | take | take it that | take to mean | transcribe | translate | transliterate | turn into | understand | understand by See Also | allegorise | allegorize | be amiss | collocate with | confound | confuse | construe with | cooccur with | draw out | educe | elicit | evoke | extract | go with | literalise | literalize | misapprehend | misconceive | misconstrue | misinterpret | mistake | misunderstand | mythicise | mythicize | read | read between the lines | reinterpret | scan | spiritualise | spiritualize | take | understand Construe In Webster's Dictionary \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Construed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Construing}.] [L. construere:
cf. F. construire. See {Construct}.]
1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so
as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection
of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction
of; to interpret; to translate.
2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or
intention of; to interpret; to understand.
Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own
words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or
malice of our enemies. --Bp.
Stilingfleet.
And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.
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