[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

construe \construe\ ?; 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to put a construction upon; to explain the sense or
      intention of; to interpret; to understand.
      1913 webster

            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.
      1913 webster

            and to be dull was construed to be good. --pope.
      1913 webster
see also:
construed construing construct 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
interpret see 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 moby thesaurus words for "construe":
   english, define, describe, diagnose, explicate, expound, interpret,
   read, read into, render, spell out, take, take it that,
   take to mean, transcribe, translate, transliterate, turn into,
   understand, understand by

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