'Construe' definitions:
Definition of 'construe'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Construe'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'construe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- define,
- describe,
- diagnose,
- English,
- explicate,
- expound,
- interpret,
- read,
- read into,
- render,
- spell out,
- take,
- take it that,
- take to mean,
- transcribe,
- translate,
- transliterate,
- turn into,
- understand,
- understand by