"construe" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

is a type of: understand - know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
subtypes:
- be amiss, misapprehend, misconceive, misconstrue, misinterpret, misunderstand - interpret in the wrong way
- read between the lines - read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
- mythicise, mythicize - interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
- literalise, literalize - make literal
- spiritualise, spiritualize - give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- reinterpret - assign a new or different meaning to
- allegorise, allegorize - interpret as an allegory
- read, take - interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
- read - interpret something that is written or printed
- read, scan - obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- draw out, educe, elicit, evoke, extract - deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
same as: interpret, see

verb group: consider, reckon, regard, see, view - deem to be