[kənˈstruː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
(e.g: his words could hardly be construed as an apology)

- analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word)
(e.g: both verbs can be construed with either infinitive)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin construere (see construct), in late Latin ‘analyse the construction of a sentence’