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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who construes. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of construe form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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interpretacceptaccount forcollectcommentdefine

Example

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"Construing his statement as support of the president's agenda is a bit of a stretch."

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