Word of the Day - construe

construe

/kənˈstruː/
verb
[with object]
1 Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
2 dated - Analyze the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word)
2.1 Translate (a passage or author) word for word, typically aloud.

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

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