CONSTRUE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CONSTRUE?

Need another word that means the same as “construe”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “construe” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Construe” are: interpret, see, understand, read, take, take to mean, parse, render, analyse, explain, elucidate, gloss, decode

Construe as a Verb

Definitions of "Construe" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “construe” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
• Translate (a passage or author) word for word, typically aloud.
• Analyse the syntax of (a text, sentence, or word.
• Make sense of; assign a meaning to.

Synonyms of "Construe" as a verb (13 Words)

analyse	Psychoanalyse someone. This DNA can be analysed by various methods including full base sequencing.
decode	Convert (a coded message) into intelligible language. A handbook to help parents decode street language.
elucidate	Make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter.
explain	Be the cause of or motivating factor for. Cassie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye.
gloss	Give a shine or gloss to usually by rubbing. The pebble dash of the walls was glossed white.
interpret	Give an interpretation or explanation to. I agreed to interpret for Jean Claude.
parse	Analyse (a string or text) into logical syntactic components. A user question input is parsed into an internal conceptual representation.
read	Habitually read a particular newspaper or periodical. Only three of the girls could read and none could write.
render	Give up surrender. Render a verdict.
see	Imagine conceive of see in one s mind. Could you see about lunch.
take	Of a plant or seed take root or begin to grow germinate. How should I take this message.
take to mean	Assume, as of positions or roles.
understand	Be understanding of. I understand what she means.

Usage Examples of "Construe" as a verb

• Both verbs can be construed with either infinitive.
• She was construing straight-faced a suggestive passage of Ovid.
• His words could hardly be construed as an apology.

Associations of "Construe" (30 Words)

bilingual	Speaking two languages fluently. Bilingual dictionaries.
decipher	Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something. Visual signals help us decipher what is being communicated.
depict	Portray in words; describe. These equations may be depicted on a graph.
english	The people of England.
explain	Give a reason so as to justify or excuse (an action or event. I explained about Maureen calling round.
figuratively	In a style representing forms that are recognizably derived from life. I did bump into figuratively speaking quite a few interesting people.
fluency	Skillfulness in speaking or writing. Fluency in Spanish is essential.
fluently	With an ability to express oneself easily and articulately. He writes fluently and authoritatively.
grammarian	A person who studies and writes about grammar.
interpret	Give an interpretation or explanation to. Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries.
interpreter	Someone who uses art to represent something. She was famous as an interpreter of Shakespearean roles.
interpretive	That provides interpretation.
language	Coarse or offensive language. He explained the procedure in simple everyday language.
learning	Knowledge acquired through study, experience, or being taught. These children experienced difficulties in learning.
lexicographer	A person who compiles dictionaries.
linguist	A specialist in linguistics.
multilingual	In or using several languages. A multilingual translator.
paraphrase	Rewording for the purpose of clarification. It is characteristic of poetic metaphors that they are not susceptible to paraphrase.
philologist	A humanist specializing in classical scholarship.
polyglot	A person who speaks more than one language. A polyglot traveler.
read	Having a readership of a specified extent. The brief note read like a cry for help.
spoken	Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination. Sharp spoken.
subjectively	In a subjective way. Artistic creation is judged subjectively.
subtitle	Supply a movie with subtitles. Much of the film is subtitled.
translate	Be expressed or be capable of being expressed in another language. She had been translated from familiar surroundings to a foreign court.
translation	Rewording something in less technical terminology. A Spanish translation of Calvin s great work.
translator	A person who translates from one language into another, especially as a profession. The translator of Hardy s poems into Icelandic.
transliterate	Rewrite in a different script. Names from one language are often transliterated into another.
understand	Be understanding of. I understand what she means.
word	Express something spoken or written in particular words. We had a word or two about it.