Definition of construe

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Construe (v. t. ) 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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Construe :: Construe (v. t. ) To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand.
Misconstruer :: Misconstruer (n.) One who misconstrues.
Construed :: Construed (imp. & p. p.) of Constru.
From :: From (prep.) Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of
Construe :: Construe (v. t. ) 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..
Misjudge :: Misjudge (v. t. & i.) To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue.
Misconstruable :: Misconstruable (a.) Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct..
Masculine :: Masculine (a.) Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender..
Misconstrue :: Misconstrue (v. t.) To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.
Turn :: Turn (v. t.) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad..
Misconstrued :: Misconstrued (imp. & p. p.) of Misconstru.
Misconstruct :: Misconstruct (v. t.) To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.
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