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Synonyms
con·strue (kən-strōṓ)

[Middle English construen, from Late Latin cōnstruere, from Latin, to build; see construct.]

verb: -strued, -stru·ing, -strues. 

transitive verb 

  1. To adduce or explain the meaning of; interpret: construed my smile as assent. See synonyms at explain
  2. Grammar
    1. To analyze the structure of (a clause or sentence).
    2. To use syntactically: The noun can be construed as singular or plural.
  3. To translate, especially aloud.

intransitive verb 

  1. To analyze grammatical structure.
  2. To be subject to grammatical analysis.

noun 

An interpretation or translation.

derivatives

con·strúal
noun