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construe

const·rue

UK/kənˈstɹuː/ US/ˈkɒnstəɹ/ fairly common

verb

1.

make sense of; assign a meaning to

  • “What message do you see in this letter?”
  • “How do you interpret his behavior?”
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From Middle English construen, from Late Latin construo, construere (“to relate grammatically”), from Latin construo (“pile together”); doublet of construct.

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