construe

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    make sense of; assign a meaning to

Word Origin

construe (v.)
late 14c., from Late Latin construere "to relate grammatically," in classical Latin "to build up, pile together" (see construction); also see construct (v.), which is a later acquisition of the same word. Related: Construed; construing; construal.

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Example

1. Different lawyers may construe the same law differently .
2. Inside course of knowledge of main force of high school history integrated construe .
3. This passage won 't construe .
4. Intrepid life is beyond construe .
5. How do you construe what he did ?

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