Construe

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Construe [1]

(1): (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.

(2): (v. t.) To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or intention of; to interpret; to understand.

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