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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

English, define, describe, diagnose, explicate, expound, interpret, read, read into, render, spell out, take, take it that, take to mean, transcribe, translate, transliterate, turn into, understand, understand by

Dictionary Results for construe:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

construe
    v 1: make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you
         see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
         [syn: interpret, construe, see]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Construe \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.
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   2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or
      intention of; to interpret; to understand.
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            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.
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            And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.
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