English dictionary
construe
/k/@/n'str/u/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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make sense of; assign a meaning to
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913