construe.
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Where this word comes from
From Middle English construen, from Late Latin construo, construere (“to relate grammatically”), from Latin construo (“pile together”); doublet of construct.
To understand (something) as meaning, to take to mean.
To interpret (something) to another or publicly, explain the meaning of (something, usually language).
To analyze the grammatical structure of a clause or sentence; to parse.
To admit of grammatical analysis.
To translate.
To infer.
To explain.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English construen, from Late Latin construo, construere (“to relate grammatically”), from Latin construo (“pile together”); doublet of construct.
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