Construed

//kənˈstɹuːd// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of construe form-of, participle, past

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interpretacceptaccount forcollectcommentdefine

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"Broadly construed, it's, uh, slightly useful."

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