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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Construed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Construing}.] [L. construere:
     cf. F. construire. See {Construct}.]
     1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so
        as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection
        of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction
        of; to interpret; to translate.
  
     2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or
        intention of; to interpret; to understand.
  
              Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own
              words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or
              malice of our enemies.                --Bp.
                                                    Stilingfleet.
  
              And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  construe
       v : make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see
           in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
           [syn: {interpret}, {see}]

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