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CONSTRUE Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word construe. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word construe. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CONSTRUE

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interpret
verbv
verb

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

• give an interpretation or explanation to

• give an interpretation or rendition of

• create an image or likeness of

• restate (words) from one language into another language

• make sense of a language

analyze
verbv
verb

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning

• make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

• break down into components or essential features

• subject to psychoanalytic treatment

comprehend
verbv
verb

• get the meaning of something

• to become aware of through the senses

• include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

decipher
verbv
verb

• convert code into ordinary language

• read with difficulty

deduce
verbv
verb

• reason by deduction; establish by deduction

• conclude by reasoning; in logic

explain
verbv
verb

• make plain and comprehensible

• define

• serve as a reason or cause or justification of

grasp
verbv
noun

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

• the limit of capability

• an intellectual hold or understanding

• the act of grasping

verb

• hold firmly

• get the meaning of something

read
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that is read

verb

• interpret something that is written or printed

• have or contain a certain wording or form

• look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed

• obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources

• interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior

• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

• be a student of a certain subject

• indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments

• audition for a stage role by reading parts of a role

• to hear and understand

• make sense of a language

translate
verbv
verb

• restate (words) from one language into another language

• change from one form or medium into another

• make sense of a language

• bring to a certain spiritual state

• change the position of (figures or bodies) in space without rotation

• be equivalent in effect

• be translatable, or be translatable in a certain way

• subject to movement in which every part of the body moves parallel to and the same distance as every other point on the body

• express, as in simple and less technical language

• determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA

understand
verbv
verb

• know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• make sense of a language

• believe to be the case

• be understanding of

unravel
verbv
verb

• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

• disentangle

• become undone

to
adverb

• Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

• Into the wind.

preposition

• Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

• Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

• Used to indicate result of action.

• Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

• Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

• Denotes the end of a range.

• As a.

• Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

• Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

• (time) Preceding.

• Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

• At.

see
verbv
noun

• the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

verb

• perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

• deem to be

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• see or watch

• come together

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• go to see for professional or business reasons

• go to see for a social visit

• go to see a place, as for entertainment

• take charge of or deal with

• receive as a specified guest

• date regularly; have a steady relationship with

• see and understand, have a good eye

• deliberate or decide

• observe as if with an eye

• observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• conduct someone someplace

• match or meet

• make sense of; assign a meaning to

Best Hypernyms For CONSTRUE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for construe, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for INTERPRET

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