construe

/kənstɹˈuː/

/kənˈstɹu/

to construe

MAIN VERB

to deduce a certain meaning out of something

synonyms : interpret

Examples

1. Criticism is easily construed as insult by certain parties.

2. Sometimes that language is construed differently because the history of the enactment, or the history of that particular state.

3. Sometimes that language is construed differently because the history of the enactment, or the history of that particular state.

4. And you can construe the word truth here in the broadest possible sense.