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construe

Construe means to explain or give the meaning of or to analyze or figure out. (verb)

  1. An example of construe is to put together a tale to explain missing money.
  2. An example of construe is to look at evidence to figure out who took the money.

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See construe in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See construe in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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